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| 1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
piper
n 1: someone who plays the bagpipe [syn: piper, bagpiper]
2: type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing
tropical shrubs [syn: Piper, genus Piper]
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| 2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Piper \Pi"per\, n. [L.] See Pepper. [1913 Webster] | ||
| 3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Piper \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.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.)
(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.
[1913 Webster]
To pay the piper, to bear the cost, expense, or trouble.
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