pied-piping

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transformational grammar the principle that a noun phrase may take with it the rest of a prepositional phrase or a larger noun phrase in which it is contained, when moved in a transformation. For example, when the interrogative pronoun is moved to initial position, other words are moved too, as in to whom did you speak?

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Words nearby pied-piping

Piedmontese, piedmontite, pied noir, pie-dog, Pied Piper, pied-piping, piedra, Piedras Negras, pied shag, pied wagtail, pie-eyed

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Example sentences from the Web for pied-piping

You could sew lead piping into that and it wouldn't show up.
Kate. Sweetie. Get Some Hem Weights.|Tom Sykes|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He saw a chain barrier covered with PVC piping that the Jeep had apparently struck and damaged before becoming stuck.
Manhunt for a Cop-Hating Pennsylvania ‘Survivalist’|Michael Daly|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In an email to White, Minyon wrote, “I am piping up saying we need your services,” adding “I will fight for it.”
The Clintons Can’t Shake Their Reputation for Ethical Shadiness|Lloyd Green|September 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
People are still far more likely to buy a million dollar pied à terre in Manhattan than to do so in Oklahoma City.
Houston Rising—Why the Next Great American Cities Aren’t What You Think|Joel Kotkin|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST

When the piping finally concludes, a third man steps forward.
Petra by Night|David Frum|January 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A second version of the False Claimant story is found in Le cerf au pied blanc.
The Three Days' Tournament|Jessie L. Weston
The Shepherd, who was as wise as he was comely, had proper regard for her rank and danced in her honor to his own piping.
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays|Various
There was a mingled odour of foods, piping hot, and over all the grateful aroma from half a dozen coffee-pots.
The Rival Campers|Ruel Perley Smith
So we awoke in the morning, with the sunshine smiting the snow into diamonds and a chickadee piping for breakfast.
The Idyl of Twin Fires|Walter Prichard Eaton
The merman uncoiled a length of thin, flexible piping which joined a two-foot canister with a flat piece of metallic fabric.
Star Born|Andre Norton

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