Pandean pipes

American  

plural noun

1. panpipe.

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Etymology

Origin of Pandean pipes

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

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Pandean pipes

Always, while he was preparing some new trick, a man kept playing on the Pandean pipes, and beating a drum at the same time.

From The Pleasures of the Country Simple Stories for Young People by Myrtle, Harriet

This was done in ancient as it is in modern times, by playing the Pandean pipes.

From The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue by Leech, John

The first wooden flutes were doubtless the Pandean pipes, in which the tone was produced by blowing across the open ends of hollow reeds.

From How to Listen to Music, 7th ed. Hints and Suggestions to Untaught Lovers of the Art by Krehbiel, Henry Edward

These usually play upon one or two violins, a mandoline, and the Pandean pipes.

From Roumania Past and Present by Samuelson, James

Ahead of him he saw nothing but dancing sunshine, heard nothing but the Pandean pipes.

From The Auction Block by Beach, Rex Ellingwood