pan pipes

pan pipes
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

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  • pan pipes — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ a musical instrument made from a row of short pipes fixed together. ORIGIN from the name of the Greek rural god Pan …   English terms dictionary

  • pan pipes — pan ,pipes noun plural a musical instrument consisting of several wooden pipes joined together in a row that you play by blowing across the top …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pan pipes — UK US noun [plural] a musical instrument consisting of several wooden pipes joined together in a row that you play by blowing across the top Thesaurus: musical instrumentshyponym types of musical instrumentshypernym …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pan-pipes — n.pl. a musical instrument orig. associated with the Greek rural god Pan, made of a series of short pipes graduated in length and fixed together with the mouthpieces in line. * * * Panˈ pipes or Pan s pipes plural noun The syrinx, a musical… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pan pipes — plural noun a musical instrument made from a row of short pipes of varying length fixed together and played by blowing across the top. Origin orig. assoc. with the Greek rural god Pan …   English new terms dictionary

  • pan pipes — UK / US noun [plural] a musical instrument consisting of several wooden pipes joined together in a row that you play by blowing across the top …   English dictionary

  • Pan flute — Pipes of Pan redirects here. For other uses, see Pipes of Pan (disambiguation). Andean panflute, or zampoña. The pan flute or pan pipe (also known as panflute or panpipes) is an ancient musical instrument based on the principle of the closed tube …   Wikipedia

  • pipes — a set of musical pipes joined together, as in pan pipes. → pipe pipes bagpipes. → pipe …   English new terms dictionary

  • pan's pipes — noun plural Usage: usually capitalized 1st P Etymology: after Pan, ancient Greek god of woods and shepherds : panpipe * * * Panˈ pipes or Pan s pipes plural noun The syrinx, a musical instrument attributed to Pan, made of reeds of different… …   Useful english dictionary

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