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Ornamentation vs Piping - What's the difference?

ornamentation | piping |

As nouns the difference between ornamentation and piping

is that ornamentation is decoration, adornment or embellishment while piping is the process of an animal just beginning to break out of its egg; precedes hatching.

As a verb piping is

.

As a adjective piping is

high-pitched.

ornamentation

English

Noun

(ornamentations)
  • Decoration, adornment or embellishment.
  • The act or process of decorating etc.

    • Related terms

    * ornament noun * ornamental adjective

    piping

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

  • The process of an animal just beginning to break out of its egg; precedes hatching.
  • The sound of musical pipes.
  • An act of making music or noise with pipes.
  • A system of pipes that compose a structure; pipework.
    • the piping of a house
  • An ornamentation on pastry edges and seams.
  • An ornamentation on the edges of a garment; a small cord covered with cloth.
  • Piped icing on a cake.
  • (botany) A piece cut off to be set or planted; a cutting.
  • (botany) propagation by cuttings

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • High-pitched.
    • His piping voice could be heard above the hubbub.

    Derived terms

    * piping hot

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