The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
pan's pipes — noun plural Usage: usually capitalized 1st P Etymology: after Pan, ancient Greek god of woods and shepherds : panpipe * * * Panˈ pipes or Pan s pipes plural noun The syrinx, a musical instrument attributed to Pan, made of reeds of different… … Useful english dictionary
Pan flute — Pipes of Pan redirects here. For other uses, see Pipes of Pan (disambiguation). Andean panflute, or zampoña. The pan flute or pan pipe (also known as panflute or panpipes) is an ancient musical instrument based on the principle of the closed tube … Wikipedia
pipes of Pan — Pandean pipes Pan*de an pipes, n. pl., A primitive wind instrument, consisting of a series of short hollow reeds or pipes, graduated in length by the musical scale, and fastened together side by side; a syrinx; a mouth organ; said to have been… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pan-pipes — n.pl. a musical instrument orig. associated with the Greek rural god Pan, made of a series of short pipes graduated in length and fixed together with the mouthpieces in line. * * * Panˈ pipes or Pan s pipes plural noun The syrinx, a musical… … Useful english dictionary
PAN — in the Greek mythology a goat man, a personification of rude nature, and the protector of flocks and herds; originally an Arcadian deity, is represented as playing on a flute of reeds joined together of different lengths, called Pan s pipes;… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
pan pipes — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ a musical instrument made from a row of short pipes fixed together. ORIGIN from the name of the Greek rural god Pan … English terms dictionary
pan pipes — pan ,pipes noun plural a musical instrument consisting of several wooden pipes joined together in a row that you play by blowing across the top … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pan pipes — UK US noun [plural] a musical instrument consisting of several wooden pipes joined together in a row that you play by blowing across the top Thesaurus: musical instrumentshyponym types of musical instrumentshypernym … Useful english dictionary
pipes — a set of musical pipes joined together, as in pan pipes. → pipe pipes bagpipes. → pipe … English new terms dictionary
Pan — Pan, prop. n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Gr. Myth.) The god of shepherds, guardian of bees, and patron of fishing and hunting. He is usually represented as having the head and trunk of a man, with the legs, horns, and tail of a goat, and as playing on the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
