Bagpipes

  • 1Bagpipes — are a class of musical instrument, aerophones using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. Though the Scottish Great Highland Bagpipe and Irish uilleann pipes have the greatest international visibility, bagpipes …

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  • 2bagpipes — n. 1) to play the bagpipes 2) bagpipes wail * * * to play the bagpipes bagpipes wail …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 3bagpipes — (also infml pipes) n [pl] a musical instrument played by blowing air into a bag held under the arm, and pressing it out through pipes. Similar instruments are played in many countries, including Ireland, but in Britain the bagpipes are mainly… …

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  • 4bagpipes — [[t]bæ̱gpaɪps[/t]] N COUNT, usu pl: oft the N (The form bagpipe is sometimes also used.) Bagpipes are a musical instrument that is traditionally played in Scotland. You play the bagpipes by blowing air through a pipe into a bag, and then… …

    English dictionary

  • 5bagpipes — noun /ˈbæɡ.pɑɪps/ A musical wind instrument having a flexible bag inflated by a tube or bellows, a double reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes. There are several types from different national traditions, each having peculiar… …

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  • 6bagpipes — UK [ˈbæɡˌpaɪps] / US noun [plural] a Scottish musical instrument consisting of a bag with several pipes sticking out of it. You play it by blowing air through one of the pipes. Someone who plays the bagpipes is called a piper …

    English dictionary

  • 7bagpipes — [ˈbægˌpaɪps] noun [plural] a Scottish musical instrument consisting of a bag with several pipes sticking out of it. You play bagpipes by blowing air through one of the pipes …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 8Bagpipes From Baghdad — Bagpipes from Bagdad Chanson par Eminem extrait de l’album Relapse Enregistrement Effigy Studios Durée 4:43 Genre Hip Hop, Rap Parolier Eminem …

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  • 9bagpipes — bag|pipes [ˈbægpaıps] n [plural] a musical instrument played especially in Scotland in which air blown into a bag is forced out through pipes to produce the sound >bagpipe adj …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10bagpipes — bag|pipes [ bæg,paıps ] noun plural a Scottish musical instrument consisting of a bag with several pipes sticking out of it. You play it by blowing air through one of the pipes …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English