facing vs piping

facing

noun
  • Fabric applied to a garment edge on the underside. 

  • A powdered substance, such as charcoal or bituminous coal, applied to the face of a mould, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting. 

  • The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to the right, left, or about. 

  • The most external portion of exterior siding. 

  • The collar and cuffs of a military coat, commonly of a different colour from the rest of the coat. 

adj
  • Diverging in the direction of travel. 

  • Positioned so as to face (in a particular direction) 

piping

noun
  • An ornamentation on the edges of a garment; a small cord covered with cloth. 

  • An act of making music or noise with pipes. 

  • A system of pipes that compose a structure; pipework. 

  • The process of an animal just beginning to break out of its egg; precedes hatching. 

  • The sound of musical pipes. 

  • Icing extruded from a piping bag. 

  • propagation by cuttings 

  • A piece cut off to be set or planted; a cutting. 

adj
  • High-pitched. 

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