reed pipe
- noun
- /rid paɪp/
- Specialized
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tubo de lengüeta
- Then the royal temple dancers emerged from the palace in their diaphanous veils and intricate jewelry, and the royal musicians played their reed pipes loud and shrill.
There's the flue pipes and the Reed pipes, and these are some examples of Reed pipes.
- There's the flue pipes and the Reed pipes, and these are some examples of Reed pipes.
Examples
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There's the flue pipes and the Reed pipes, and these are some examples of Reed pipes.
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The musicians played a beautiful melody on the reed pipe during the concert.
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In the old church, the reed pipe added a haunting quality to the organ music.
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She enjoyed the rich sound produced by the reed pipe in the orchestra.
Synonyms
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3.9
A tube you play by blowing to make musical sounds
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4.1
A tube in an organ that makes musical notes when air moves through it
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'reed' (a vibrating strip) with 'pipe' (a tube or wind instrument): it refers to a pipe that produces sound via a reed. This is a straightforward compositional noun‑noun compound and is cross‑linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Reed pipe is named for a thin reed inside the pipe that shakes like a tiny trumpet and makes the sound, giving a bright, brassy tone. That's why a reed pipe means an organ pipe that uses a vibrating reed to produce a 'brassy' or 'bright' sound.