cornemuse — meaning in English

English meaning

• bagpipes noun A wind instrument with an inflatable bag, a melody pipe, and one or more drone pipes that sound continuously as the bag is squeezed.
• pipe noun A rigid tube used to carry water, gas, or other fluids.

Senses

cornemuse is used for these senses in English:

• bagpipes A musical wind instrument possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds.
• pipe (woodwind instrument) A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. [from 10th c.]

pipe — full definition

1. noun A rigid tube used to carry water, gas, or other fluids.
2. noun A small bowl-and-stem device used for smoking tobacco.
3. verb To carry a liquid or piece of information along a channel from one place to another.

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