英语词汇“highland piper”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Highland piper n. a piper from the Scottish Highlands; a person who plays the Highland bagpipe.

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1574 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1878) 1st Ser. II. 418 Edmond Broun, ane Hieland pyper.

1699 G. Farquhar Love & Bottle ii. i. 12 Had the Landlady but a Highland Piper to joyn with 'em, she might set up for a Collection of Monsters.

1780 J. Hope Thoughts 123 A Highland Piper, having a scholar to teach, disdained, with the stilts of semibreves, minimums, crotchets, and quavers, to break his head.

1819 W. Scott Let. 15 Apr. (1933) V. 348 The most extraordinary recipe was that of my Highland piper, John Bruce, who spent a whole Sunday in selecting twelve stones from twelve south running streams, with the purpose that I should sleep upon them.

1961 Boys' Life Oct. 34/1 With heads erect and the sun flashing from their brightly polished brooches, the Highland Pipers march briskly by the reviewing stand.

2012 N.Y. Mag. 3 Dec. 66/5 Highland piper Ben Kemper has been squeezing since he was 11 years old—and for $50 an hour, he'll give private lessons in his Williamsburg apartment.

单词	highland piper
释义	> as lemmas Highland piper Highland piper n. a piper from the Scottish Highlands; a person who plays the Highland bagpipe. ΚΠ 1574 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1878) 1st Ser. II. 418 Edmond Broun, ane Hieland pyper. 1699 G. Farquhar Love & Bottle ii. i. 12 Had the Landlady but a Highland Piper to joyn with 'em, she might set up for a Collection of Monsters. 1780 J. Hope Thoughts 123 A Highland Piper, having a scholar to teach, disdained, with the stilts of semibreves, minimums, crotchets, and quavers, to break his head. 1819 W. Scott Let. 15 Apr. (1933) V. 348 The most extraordinary recipe was that of my Highland piper, John Bruce, who spent a whole Sunday in selecting twelve stones from twelve south running streams, with the purpose that I should sleep upon them. 1961 Boys' Life Oct. 34/1 With heads erect and the sun flashing from their brightly polished brooches, the Highland Pipers march briskly by the reviewing stand. 2012 N.Y. Mag. 3 Dec. 66/5 Highland piper Ben Kemper has been squeezing since he was 11 years old—and for $50 an hour, he'll give private lessons in his Williamsburg apartment. extracted from highlandn.adj. < as lemmas
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