Piped (?), a. Formed with a pipe; having pipe or pipes; tubular.
Pipe"fish` (?), n. (Zoˆl.) Any lophobranch fish of the genus
Siphostoma, or Syngnathus, and allied genera, having a long and very
slender angular body, covered with bony plates. The mouth is small, at
the end of a long, tubular snout. The male has a pouch on his belly, in
which the incubation of the eggs takes place.
Pipe"lay`er (?), n., or Pipe" lay`er. 1. One who lays conducting pipes
in the ground, as for water, gas, etc.
2. (Polit. Cant) A politician who works in secret; -- in this sense,
usually written as one word. [U.S.]
Pipe"lay`ing, n., or Pipe" lay`ing. 1. The laying of conducting pipes
underground, as for water, gas, etc.
2. (Polit. Cant) The act or method of making combinations for personal
advantage secretly or slyly; -- in this sense, usually written as one
word. [U.S.]
Pipe"mouth` (?), n. (Zoˆl.) Any fish of the genus Fistularia; -- called
also tobacco pipefish. See Fistularia.
||Pi"per (?), n. [L.] See Pepper.
Pip"er (?), n. 1. (Mus.) One who plays on a pipe, or the like, esp. on
a bagpipe. "The hereditary piper and his sons." Macaulay.
2. (Zoˆl.) (a) A common European gurnard (Trigla lyra), having a large
head, with prominent nasal projection, and with large, sharp, opercular
spines. (b) A sea urchin (Goniocidaris hystrix) having very long
spines, native of both the American and European coasts.
To pay the piper, to bear the cost, expense, or trouble.
Pip`er*a"ceous (?), a. [L. piper pepper.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to
the order of plants (PiperaceÊ) of which the pepper (Piper nigrum) is
the type. There are about a dozen genera and a thousand species, mostly
tropical plants with pungent and aromatic qualities.
Pi*per"ic (p*pr"k), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, or
designating, a complex organic acid found in the products of different
members of the Pepper family, and extracted as a yellowish crystalline
substance.
Pip"er*idge (?), n. (Bot.) Same as Pepperidge.
Pi*per"i*dine (?), n. (Chem.) An oily liquid alkaloid, C5H11N, having a
hot, peppery, ammoniacal odor. It is related to pyridine, and is
obtained by the decomposition of piperine.
Pip"er*ine (?), n. [L. piper pepper: cf. F. piperin, piperine.] (Chem.)
A white crystalline compound of piperidine and piperic acid. It is
obtained from the black pepper (Piper nigrum) and other species.
Pip`er*o"nal (?), n. (Chem.) A white crystalline substance obtained by
oxidation of piperic acid, and regarded as a complex aldehyde.
Pi*per"y*lene (?), n. [Piperidine + acetylene.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon
obtained by decomposition of certain piperidine derivatives.
Pipe"stem` (?), n. The hollow stem or tube of a pipe used for smoking
tobacco, etc.
Took a long reed for a pipestem.
Longfellow.
Pipe"stone` (?), n. A kind of clay slate, carved by the Indians into
tobacco pipes. Cf. Catlinite.
Pi*pette" (?), n. [F., dim. of pipe.] A small glass tube, often with an
enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, -- used for
transferring or delivering measured quantities.
Pipe"vine` (?), n. (Bot.) The Dutchman's pipe. See under Dutchman.
Pipe"wort` (?), n. (Bot.) Any plant of a genus (Eriocaulon) of aquatic
or marsh herbs with soft grass-like leaves.
Pip"ing (pp"ng), a. [From Pipe, v.] 1. Playing on a musical pipe.
"Lowing herds and piping swains." Swift.
2. Peaceful; favorable to, or characterized by, the music of the pipe
rather than of the drum and fife. Shak.