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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
        Translations for pandean pipe