panpipes
/ (ˈpænˌpaɪps) /
(often singular; often capital) a number of reeds or whistles of graduated lengths bound together to form a musical wind instrument: Also called: pipes of Pan, syrinx
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How to use panpipes in a sentence
I was "strung up" to a high degree of expectation and listened every moment to hear the panpipes and the Roo-too-too-it.
A Thin Ghost and Others | M. R. (Montague Rhodes) JamesFortunately fond of music, so easily pacified them by playing selection from "Tannhuser," arranged for drum and panpipes by Liszt.
Punch's Almanack for 1890 | VariousGive me the drain pipes of the Fabians rather than the panpipes of the later poets; the drain pipes have a nicer smell.
G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study | Julius WestThere followed a deafening pealing of panpipes, drumming of drum, and yelling of voices.
Memoirs of a Midget | Walter de la MareWild ramped the merry-go-round with its bells and hootings; and the panpipes sobbed their liquid decoy.
Memoirs of a Midget | Walter de la Mare
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