pipings

Cord sewn on

Pipings is the plural of piping—decorative trim made of narrow fabric tubes, often used on upholstery, clothing seams, or pillows: The chair had white pipings along the edges.

In cooking, pipings are decorative lines of icing or cream squeezed from a pastry bag: delicate pipings of buttercream on the cake.

sounds

whistling

Blowing air tunefully

trilling · notes · calls · tones · shrill · thin · high-pitched · birdlike · fluting · warbling

trimming

edging

Decorative border material

  • cordingRaised linear fabric trim
  • braidInterwoven strand pattern
  • seamsJoined fabric edges

cushions · upholstery · embellishments · decorative · fabric · borders · finishing · accents · detailing · contrast

plumbing

fittings

Attached functional components

  • tubingHollow cylindrical conduit
  • valvesFlow-controlling mechanisms
  • jointsSkeletal connection points

elbows · copper · PVC · solder · connectors · fixtures · drains · vents · traps · flanges

bagpipes

drones

Unmanned aerial vehicles

  • chantersThose who intone repetitively
  • reedsHollow-stemmed marsh plants
  • skirlShrill bagpipe sound

highland · ceilidh · fingering · airs · tunes · folk · jigs · dirges · melody · practice

Opposites
trim profile/shape

pipingsribbons

Narrow fabric strips

bias tape · grosgrain · satin ribbon

ornamentation versus plainness

pipingsuntrimmed

Not cut shorter

raw edges · unembellished

trim shape/structure

pipingsbias tape

Diagonal-cut fabric edging

appliqués · patches

Phrases
Family

piping, piping hot

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G