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topping [ˈtɒpɪŋ] n 1. (Cookery) something that tops something else, esp a sauce or garnish for food 2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) Angling part of a brightly-coloured feather, usually from a golden pheasant crest, used to top some artificial flies adj
1. high or superior in rank, degree, etc. 2. Brit slang excellent; splendid ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations topping [ˈtɒpɪŋ] n (sweet) → nappage m chocolate topping → nappage chocolat with a topping of whipped cream → nappé(e) de crème fouetté [pizza] → garniture f topping adj (dated Brit, inf) → famos (dated) n (Cook) with a topping of cream/nuts etc → mit Sahne/Nüssen etc (oben) darauf; recipes for various different toppings for ice cream → verschiedene Rezepte, wie man Eis überziehen kann; artificial cream topping → Schlagschaum m How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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At almost the same instant, Hooja, who looked ever quite as much behind as before, announced that he could see a body of men far behind us topping a low ridge in our wake. "My dear," Harley said to Villa at the conclusion of one such singing, "it's fortunate for him that you are not an animal trainer, or, rather, I suppose, it would be better called 'trained animal show-woman'; for you'd be topping the bill in all the music-halls and vaudeville houses of the world. Often it seemed he must fail and be thrown upon the beach, but at the end of half an hour he was beyond the outer edge of the surf and swimming strong, no longer diving, but topping the waves. |
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