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Pied Piper of Hamelin — noun the title character in a German folk tale and in a poem by Robert Browning • Syn: ↑Pied Piper • Instance Hypernyms: ↑fictional character, ↑fictitious character, ↑character … Useful english dictionary
The Pied Piper of Hamelin — is a legend about the abduction of many children from the town of Hamelin ( Hameln ), Germany. Famous versions of the legend are given by the Brothers Grimm and, in English, by Robert Browning.PlotIn 1284, while the town of Hamelin was suffering… … Wikipedia
PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN — the hero of an old German legend, had come to a German town, offered to clear it of the rats which infested it for a sum of money, but after executing his task was unrewarded, upon which he blew a blast on his magic pipe, the sound of which… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Pied Piper — Pied Pip|er n 1.) the Pied Piper (of Hamelin) the main character in an old story about a man who got rid of all the rats from the town of Hamelin in Germany, by playing his ↑flute and making the rats follow him into the river and ↑drown in it.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Pied Piper — n. 1. Gmc. Legend a musician who rids Hamelin of its rats by leading them with his piping to the river, where they drown: in revenge for not being paid, he pipes the village children to a mountain, where they disappear: in full Pied Piper of… … English World dictionary
Pied Piper (1942 novel) — Pied Piper is a novel by Nevil Shute, first published in 1942. The title is a reference to the traditional German folk tale, The Pied Piper of Hamelin .Plot summaryThe story concerns an elderly Englishman, John Sidney Howard, who goes on a… … Wikipedia
Pied Piper — Pied′ Pip′er n. 1) myt the hero of a German folk legend, popularized in The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1842) by Robert Browning, who charms the city s rats into a river with his magical pipe playing 2) (sometimes l.c.) a person who induces others to… … From formal English to slang
Pied Piper (disambiguation) — The Pied Piper is the title character of the traditional German folk tale The Pied Piper of Hamelin. It may also refer to:in music: *The Pied Pipers, a singing group in the 1940s through the 1950s * The Pied Piper , a song written by Steve Duboff … Wikipedia
Pied Piper — noun the title character in a German folk tale and in a poem by Robert Browning • Syn: ↑Pied Piper of Hamelin • Instance Hypernyms: ↑fictional character, ↑fictitious character, ↑character * * * ˌPied ˈPiper 7 [Pied Piper … Useful english dictionary
Pied Piper (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Pied Piper Type = Album Artist = Donovan Released = March 19 2002 Recorded = 2001 – 2002 Genre = folk Length = 49:09 Label = Rhino Records Donovan Discs Producer = Leib Ostrow Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2.5|5… … Wikipedia
