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wind chimes

[ wind ]
/ wɪnd /

plural noun

an arrangement of bells, bamboo pipes, or glass or ceramic fragments hung so as to strike each other and tinkle when moved by the wind or, in orchestration, touched by the hand.

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Origin of wind chimes

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby wind chimes

windcheater, windchest, wind chill, wind-chill factor, wind chill index, wind chimes, wind colic, wind cone, wind-down, winded, winder
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British Dictionary definitions for wind chimes

wind chimes
/ (wɪnd) /

pl n

a decorative arrangement of small discs of metal, shell, etc, hung near a window or door, that shake together with a tinkling sound in a draught
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