panpipes

Noun

Meaning

panpipes pl (plural only)

(music) An instrument consisting of a series of ten or more tubes of different lengths, typically closed at the bottom and open at the top. The instrument is played by blowing across the open end at the top.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

pan syrinx pipes of Pan shepherd's pipe pan flute pan pipes Pandean pipes pan pipe

Examples

According to Ovid, he did so by first lulling him to sleep by playing the panpipes and telling stories. Source: Internet

Contemporary makers of curved Romanian-style panpipes use wax (commonly beeswax ) to tune new instruments. Source: Internet

Upon realising what had happened to Syrinx, Pan created the first set of panpipes from the reeds she was transformed into, allowing her to be with him for the rest of his days. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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