About The Word Piper
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Piper
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What's The Definition Of Piper?
[n] someone who plays the bagpipe
[n] type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs Synonyms | Synonyms for Piper: bagpiper | genus Piper Related Terms | Find terms related to Piper: See Also | betel | betel pepper | black pepper | common pepper | cubeb | cubeb vine | dicot genus | family Piperaceae | instrumentalist | Java pepper | long pepper | Madagascar pepper | magnoliopsid genus | musician | pepper | pepper family | pepper vine | pipe major | Piper betel | Piper cubeba | Piper longum | Piper nigrum | Piperaceae | player | true pepper | white pepper Piper In Webster's Dictionary \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. (Zo["o]l.) (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. |
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