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panpipe.[1810-20]
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Pandean pipes — Pan*de an pipes, n. pl., A primitive wind instrument, consisting of a series of short hollow reeds or pipes, graduated in length by the musical scale, and fastened together side by side; a syrinx; a mouth organ; said to have been invented by the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pandean pipes — noun plural Usage: usually capitalized 1st P : panpipe * * * panpipe. [1810 20] * * * Pandean pipes plural noun Pan pipes • • • Main Entry: ↑Pandean * * * Pandean pipes, = Panpipe. (Cf. ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pandean pipes — Syrinx Syr inx, n.; pl. {Syringes}. [NL., from Gr. ? a pipe.] 1. (Mus.) A wind instrument made of reeds tied together; called also {pandean pipes}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) The lower larynx in birds. [1913 Webster] Note: In birds there are two… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pipes of Pan — Pandean pipes Pan*de an pipes, n. pl., A primitive wind instrument, consisting of a series of short hollow reeds or pipes, graduated in length by the musical scale, and fastened together side by side; a syrinx; a mouth organ; said to have been… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pandean — /pænˈdiən/ (say pan deeuhn) adjective of or relating to the god Pan: Pandean pipes …
Pan's pipes — Pandean pipes Pan*de an pipes, n. pl., A primitive wind instrument, consisting of a series of short hollow reeds or pipes, graduated in length by the musical scale, and fastened together side by side; a syrinx; a mouth organ; said to have been… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pandean — adjective Pertaining to the god Pan, or his pipes … Wiktionary
pandean pipe — noun a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together • Syn: ↑panpipe, ↑syrinx • Hypernyms: ↑pipe … Useful english dictionary
pan pipes — noun A primitive musical instrument consisting of a series of stopped pipes of gradually increasing length bound together in a row Syn: panpipes, Pandean pipes, panpipe, syrinx … Wiktionary
Panpipes — Pandean pipes Pan*de an pipes, n. pl., A primitive wind instrument, consisting of a series of short hollow reeds or pipes, graduated in length by the musical scale, and fastened together side by side; a syrinx; a mouth organ; said to have been… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
