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Definition of Bagpipes
1. Noun. A musical wind instrument having a flexible bag inflated by a tube or bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes. There are several types from different national traditions, each having peculiar characteristics. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bagpipes
1. bagpipe [v] - See also: bagpipe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bagpipes
Literary usage of Bagpipes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life and Letters of Charles Samuel Keene by George Somes Layard (1892)
"As time went on, and he grew more and more practically familiar with them and
studied their fascinating history, his love for the bagpipes amounted almost ..."
2. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1884)
"Another example exhibits a bear seated on his haunches, and holding between his
fore-paws the bagpipes, which are attached to him by a chain. The FIG. ..."
3. History of English Thought in the Eighteenth Century by William Randolph Hearst (1851)
"bagpipes. An air played on the bagpipes, with that detestable, monstrous drone
of theirs for the bass, is like a tune tied to a post. ..."
4. Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny, 1857-59: Including the Relief, Siege, and by William Forbes-Mitchell (1895)
"... about the truth of the story of the Scotch girl and the bagpipes at Lucknow,
and in reply to all such inquiries I can only make the following answer. ..."
5. The Poets and Poetry of Scotland: From the Earliest to the Present Time by James Grant Wilson (1876)
"Here he remained for three years, during which he had considerable leisure time,
and composed " The bagpipes," and many other of his best known poems and ..."
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