topping(n = noun.food) - a flavorful addition on top of a dish;
is a kind of garnish
is a part of dish
has particulars: frosting, ice, icing, glaze, meringue, whipped cream, streusel
topping(s = adj.all) top-flight, top-hole - excellent; best possible;
1. Rising above; surpassing. [1913 Webster]
2. Hence, assuming superiority; proud. [1913 Webster]
"The great and flourishing condition of some of the topping sinners of the world." [1913 Webster]
3. Fine; gallant. Johnson. [1913 Webster]
1. The act of one who tops; the act of cutting off the top. [1913 Webster]
2. The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other. [1913 Webster]
3. That which comes from hemp in the process of hatcheling. [1913 Webster]
4. The tail of an artificial fly. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
5. something placed on top of another thing, such as a sauce or garnish on food; as, a three-scoop banana split with three different toppings; an ice-cream cone with chocolate fudge topping. [PJC]
topping, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 pre-eminent in position, rank, etc.
2 Brit. archaic sl. excellent.
--n. anything that tops something else, esp. icing etc. on a cake.