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Pandean pipes
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English
Etymology
From Pan (Greek god of nature, often visualized as half goat and half man) + pipes.
Noun
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Panpipes.
en 1875 William Henley s:Notes on the Firth Pandean pipes whereon the winds would play,Long rows of chimney-pots the ridges crown;And black on slates and skylights flicker and frownShadows of smoke that streams and wings that sway.
en 1875 William Henley To Me at my Fifth-floor Window To me at my fifth-floor windowThe chimney-pots in rowsAre sets of pipes pandeanFor every wind that blows;
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