Sample Sentences & Example Usage. Maria Grazia Chiuri: It's not the famous postcard that you normally have of Rome, there's something more intimate, and that's the portrait we like. We also think couture is more intimate because there's a relationship between the client and the atelier. It's one of a kind and the best limited edition you could have.
pip (third-person singular simple present pips, present participle pipping, simple past and past participle pipped) 1  To get the better of; to defeat by a narrow margin He led throughout the race but was pipped at the post. 2  To hit with a gunshot The hunter managed to pip three ducks from his blind.
The pipa (pronounced Pee Pah) is a four stringed lute with a pear-shaped body. This instrument is one of the oldest instruments in China, appearing in texts dating back to the second century B.C.owadays, the pipa is more often used in contemporary compositions for ensemble, orchestra, and various combinations with both Chinese and western instruments. The name, Pipa, comes from a combination of pi and pa, originally referring to two right-hand techniques: pi means to play forward, and pa to play backward.