pitch-pipen.

Brit.

/ˈpɪtʃpʌɪp/, U.S.

/ˈpɪtʃˌpaɪp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pitch n.², pipe n.¹

Etymology: < pitch n.² + pipe n.¹In quots. 1685 and 1711 with reference to Hellenistic Greek ϕωνασκικόν ὄργανον in Plutarch Gracch. 2.1 (compare phonascetics n.).

Music.

A small pipe or set of pipes used to set the pitch for singing or tuning an instrument.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > tuning or intonation > [noun] > device for tuning instruments > tuning-fork or -pipe

pitch-pipe1685

pitch-fork1776

fork1800

tuning-fork1800

1685 J. Warren tr. Plutarch Lives IV. 632 An ingenious Servant of his..who stood constantly behind him with a Pitch-pipe, or Instrument to regulate the Voice by.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 228. ⁋6 Caius Gracchus..had an ingenious Servant, by Name Licinius, always attending him with a Pitch-pipe, or Instrument to regulate the Voice.

1771 G. White Let. 1 Aug. in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 143 A common half-crown pitch-pipe, such as masters use for tuning of harpsichords.

1826 J. F. Cooper Last of Mohicans II. ix. 150 He fumbled for his pitch-pipe, and arose with a confused intention of attempting a musical exorcism.

1880 W. H. Stone in G. Grove Dict. Music II. 759 All pitchpipes are..inferior in accuracy to tuning-forks; the only advantage..being their louder..tone, and the readiness with which beats are produced.

1921 F. S. Mathews Field Bk. Wild Birds & their Music (rev. ed.) Introd. p. viii A musical mind is adept in carrying the key of C without assistance of instrument or pitch pipe.

1979 Yale Alumni Mag. Apr. 28/2 Armed only with pitch-pipes and pocket dictionaries, we were able to elicit a direct and natural response from all manner of Soviet citizens.

1999 R. L. Leight & A. D. Rinehart Country School Memories iii. 68 Miss Foellner had learned to set a key for singing with her pitchpipe and had singing as a staple in her opening exercises.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pitch-pipe
释义	pitch-pipen. Brit. /ˈpɪtʃpʌɪp/, U.S. /ˈpɪtʃˌpaɪp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pitch n.², pipe n.¹ Etymology: < pitch n.² + pipe n.¹In quots. 1685 and 1711 with reference to Hellenistic Greek ϕωνασκικόν ὄργανον in Plutarch Gracch. 2.1 (compare phonascetics n.). Music. A small pipe or set of pipes used to set the pitch for singing or tuning an instrument. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > tuning or intonation > [noun] > device for tuning instruments > tuning-fork or -pipe pitch-pipe1685 pitch-fork1776 fork1800 tuning-fork1800 1685 J. Warren tr. Plutarch Lives IV. 632 An ingenious Servant of his..who stood constantly behind him with a Pitch-pipe, or Instrument to regulate the Voice by. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 228. ⁋6 Caius Gracchus..had an ingenious Servant, by Name Licinius, always attending him with a Pitch-pipe, or Instrument to regulate the Voice. 1771 G. White Let. 1 Aug. in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 143 A common half-crown pitch-pipe, such as masters use for tuning of harpsichords. 1826 J. F. Cooper Last of Mohicans II. ix. 150 He fumbled for his pitch-pipe, and arose with a confused intention of attempting a musical exorcism. 1880 W. H. Stone in G. Grove Dict. Music II. 759 All pitchpipes are..inferior in accuracy to tuning-forks; the only advantage..being their louder..tone, and the readiness with which beats are produced. 1921 F. S. Mathews Field Bk. Wild Birds & their Music (rev. ed.) Introd. p. viii A musical mind is adept in carrying the key of C without assistance of instrument or pitch pipe. 1979 Yale Alumni Mag. Apr. 28/2 Armed only with pitch-pipes and pocket dictionaries, we were able to elicit a direct and natural response from all manner of Soviet citizens. 1999 R. L. Leight & A. D. Rinehart Country School Memories iii. 68 Miss Foellner had learned to set a key for singing with her pitchpipe and had singing as a staple in her opening exercises. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1685
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