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Meanings of pandean pipe in English

Catalan
flauta de pan

A primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together.

flauta de pan
Usage of pandean pipe in English
1
To his lips he held a pandean pipe, from which the extraordinary sounds appeared to proceed.
The Home; Or, Life in Sweden
2
These were what are called the Syrinx or Pandean pipes.
Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable
3
Ahead of him he saw nothing but dancing sunshine, heard nothing but the Pandean pipes.
The Auction Block
4
Another conceit in the form of a Sphinx or Pandean pipe has been attributed to Theocritus-perhapswithout good foundation.
History of English Humour, Vol. 1 / With an Introduction upon An...
5
SYRINX, nymph, pursued by Pan, but escaping by being changed to a bunch of reeds (See Pandean pipes)
The Age of Fable
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