HORNPIPES

Meaning of HORNPIPES in English

➡ Scottish country dancing

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005

REED INSTRUMENT — in music, any of several wind instruments (aerophones) that sound when the player's breath or air from a wind chamber …
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HORNPIPE — name of a wind instrument and of several dances supposedly performed to it. The instrument is a single-reed pipe with …
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CLOG DANCE — kind of dance in which the dancer accentuates the rhythm of his feet by wearing wooden-soled shoes, or clogs. Clog …
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BAGPIPE — wind instrument consisting of two or more single- or double-reed pipes, the reeds being set in motion by wind fed …
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FAYRFAX, ROBERT — born April 23, 1464, Deeping Gate, Lincolnshire, Eng. died Oct. 24, 1521, St. Albans, Hertfordshire foremost among the early English …
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HORNPIPE — ( hornpipes) A hornpipe is a lively dance which was traditionally danced by sailors. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING — a form of folk dancing originally from Scotland which includes fast lively dances usually for groups of three, four or …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary

Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary

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