pitch pipe

noun

a small flute or reed pipe producing one or more pitches when blown into, used chiefly for establishing the proper pitch in singing or in tuning a musical instrument.

Also called tuning pipe.

Origin of pitch pipe

First recorded in 1705–15

Words nearby pitch pipe

pitchman, pitchometer, pitch on, pitchout, pitch pine, pitch pipe, pitchpole, pitchpot, pitch shot, pitchstone, pitch surface

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Example sentences from the Web for pitch pipe

It was the pitch-pipe to cat-head, and answered I accordingly.
Jacob Faithful|Captain Frederick Marryat
He fumbled for his pitch-pipe, and arose with a confused intention of attempting a musical exorcism.
The Last of the Mohicans|James Fenimore Cooper
He was also the first to use the pitch-pipe in order to ensure some degree of certainty in "striking up the tune" in church.
Annals of Music in America|Henry Charles Lahee
Perhaps a musician may be able to interpret the passage, without explaining the instrument to be a pitch-pipe as some have done.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume IV|Aubrey Stewart

Then begins the hollow and flute-like modulation of a pitch-pipe within the great building.
Field and Hedgerow|Richard Jefferies

British Dictionary definitions for pitch pipe

pitch pipe

noun

a small pipe, esp one having a reed like a harmonica, that sounds a note or notes of standard frequency. It is used for establishing the correct starting note for unaccompanied singing

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单词	pitch pipe
释义	pitch pipe noun a small flute or reed pipe producing one or more pitches when blown into, used chiefly for establishing the proper pitch in singing or in tuning a musical instrument. Also called tuning pipe. Origin of pitch pipe First recorded in 1705–15 Words nearby pitch pipe pitchman, pitchometer, pitch on, pitchout, pitch pine, pitch pipe, pitchpole, pitchpot, pitch shot, pitchstone, pitch surface Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pitch pipe It was the pitch-pipe to cat-head, and answered I accordingly. Jacob Faithful\|Captain Frederick Marryat He fumbled for his pitch-pipe, and arose with a confused intention of attempting a musical exorcism. The Last of the Mohicans\|James Fenimore Cooper He was also the first to use the pitch-pipe in order to ensure some degree of certainty in "striking up the tune" in church. Annals of Music in America\|Henry Charles Lahee Perhaps a musician may be able to interpret the passage, without explaining the instrument to be a pitch-pipe as some have done. Plutarch's Lives, Volume IV\|Aubrey Stewart Then begins the hollow and flute-like modulation of a pitch-pipe within the great building. Field and Hedgerow\|Richard Jefferies British Dictionary definitions for pitch pipe pitch pipe noun a small pipe, esp one having a reed like a harmonica, that sounds a note or notes of standard frequency. It is used for establishing the correct starting note for unaccompanied singing Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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