bagpipe

[ bag-pahyp ]

/ ˈbægˌpaɪp /

noun

Often bagpipes. a reed instrument consisting of a melody pipe and one or more accompanying drone pipes protruding from a windbag into which the air is blown by the mouth or a bellows.

verb (used with object), bag·piped, bag·pip·ing.

Nautical. to back (a fore-and-aft sail) by hauling the sheet to windward.

Origin of bagpipe

First recorded in 1300–50, bagpipe is from the Middle English word baggepipe.See bag, pipe¹

OTHER WORDS FROM bagpipe

bagpiper, noun

Words nearby bagpipe

bagnio, Bagnold, bag of tricks, bag of waters, bag people, bagpipe, bagpipes, B.Agr., Bagram, bags, B.Ag.Sc.

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for bagpipe

Moreover, the sound of the bagpipe—this Bakla soon discovered—had the power of making everyone dance.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume II (of 2)|Carl Engel
In earliest days of the Morris, music was made by a simple pipe, by pipe and tabour, or the bagpipe.
The Morris Book|Cecil J. Sharp
He discovered, in a shop, an old French musette (bagpipe), the chanter or melody-pipe of which was missing.
Springtime and Other Essays|Francis Darwin
A Highland man, and I've heard Tom say he was a great player on the bagpipe.
The Road to Paris|Robert Neilson Stephens

He read correctly, but did not even know the nature of the vocal instrument and its construction, which is that of a bagpipe.
The Woman-Hater|Charles Reade

British Dictionary definitions for bagpipe

bagpipe

/ (ˈbæɡˌpaɪp) /

noun

(modifier) of or relating to the bagpipesa bagpipe maker

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

单词	bagpipe
释义	bagpipe [ bag-pahyp ] / ˈbægˌpaɪp / noun Often bagpipes. a reed instrument consisting of a melody pipe and one or more accompanying drone pipes protruding from a windbag into which the air is blown by the mouth or a bellows. verb (used with object), bag·piped, bag·pip·ing. Nautical. to back (a fore-and-aft sail) by hauling the sheet to windward. Origin of bagpipe First recorded in 1300–50, bagpipe is from the Middle English word baggepipe.See bag, pipe¹ OTHER WORDS FROM bagpipe bagpiper, noun Words nearby bagpipe bagnio, Bagnold, bag of tricks, bag of waters, bag people, bagpipe, bagpipes, B.Agr., Bagram, bags, B.Ag.Sc. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bagpipe Moreover, the sound of the bagpipe—this Bakla soon discovered—had the power of making everyone dance. Musical Myths and Facts, Volume II (of 2)\|Carl Engel In earliest days of the Morris, music was made by a simple pipe, by pipe and tabour, or the bagpipe. The Morris Book\|Cecil J. Sharp He discovered, in a shop, an old French musette (bagpipe), the chanter or melody-pipe of which was missing. Springtime and Other Essays\|Francis Darwin A Highland man, and I've heard Tom say he was a great player on the bagpipe. The Road to Paris\|Robert Neilson Stephens He read correctly, but did not even know the nature of the vocal instrument and its construction, which is that of a bagpipe. The Woman-Hater\|Charles Reade British Dictionary definitions for bagpipe bagpipe / (ˈbæɡˌpaɪp) / noun (modifier) of or relating to the bagpipesa bagpipe maker 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
随便看	m.p.e. mpeg mpg mph mphahlele m.pharm. mphil mpla mp/m mpp mpr ii m protein mps mpumalanga mpv mq mr mra mr. big mrbm mr. bones mrc mrca mr. clean mr. cool