Definition of Bagpipe. Meaning of Bagpipe. Synonyms of Bagpipe

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Definition of Bagpipe

Bagpipe
Bagpipe Bag"pipe, n. A musical wind instrument, now used chiefly in the Highlands of Scotland. Note: It consists of a leather bag, which receives the air by a tube that is stopped by a valve; and three sounding pipes, into which the air is pressed by the performer. Two of these pipes produce fixed tones, namely, the bass, or key tone, and its fifth, and form together what is called the drone; the third, or chanter, gives the melody.
Bagpipe
Bagpipe Bag"pipe, v. t. To make to look like a bagpipe. To bagpipe the mizzen (Naut.), to lay it aback by bringing the sheet to the mizzen rigging. --Totten.

Meaning of Bagpipe from wikipedia

- Asia, around the Persian Gulf and northern parts of South Asia. The term bagpipe is equally correct in the singular or the plural, though pipers usually...
- Indian bagpipe may refer to: Mashak, a bagpipe found in Northern India and ****stan The Great Highland Bagpipe, pla**** in some parts of India for ceremonies...
- The great Highland bagpipe (Scottish Gaelic: a' phìob mhòr pronounced [a ˈfiəp ˈvoːɾ] lit. 'the great pipe') is a type of bagpipe native to Scotland, and...
- The Lancashire bagpipe or Lancashire greatpipe has been attested in literature, and commentators have noticed that the Lancashire bagpipe was also believed...
- known as Union pipes and Irish pipes, depending on era. Bellows-blown bagpipe with ke**** or un-ke**** 2-octave chanter, 3 drones and 3 regulators. The...
- The Yorkshire bagpipe is a type of bagpipe once native to the county of Yorkshire in northern England. The instrument is currently extinct, but sources...
- Variants of the bock, a type of bagpipe, were pla**** in Central Europe in what are the modern states of Austria, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic...
- The piva is a type of bagpipe pla**** in Italy and in Ticino, the Italian-speaking Canton of Switzerland. The instrument has a single chanter and single...
- The ****i (Telugu: ****i, masaka ****i, or tutti) is a type of bagpipe pla**** in Andhra Pradesh, India, made from an entire goat-skin. The instrument...
- V W X Y Z See also References External links Arm strap When playing a bagpipe, this attaches the player's arm to the bellows allowing the player to control...