hornpipe

[ hawrn-pahyp ]

/ ˈhɔrnˌpaɪp /

noun

an English folk clarinet having one ox horn concealing the reed and another forming the bell.

a lively jiglike dance, originally to music played on a hornpipe, performed usually by one person, and traditionally a favorite of sailors.

a piece of music for or in the style of such a dance.

Origin of hornpipe

1350–1400; Middle English. See horn, pipe¹

Words nearby hornpipe

horn in on, hornito, horn-mad, Horn of Africa, horn of plenty, hornpipe, horn poppy, hornpout, horn-rimmed, horn-rims, horns and halo effect

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Example sentences from the Web for hornpipe

The stage sailor is good to his mother and dances the hornpipe beautifully.
Stage-Land|Jerome K. Jerome
He did a bit of the sailor's hornpipe on that slippery, glistening pavement where the rain fell and froze under electric lights.
My Life|Josiah Flynt
Did you think the whole duty of aspiring man was as simple as a hornpipe?
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
A third mermaid wished that she had been born with legs, in order to learn the hornpipe.
Tales of the Wonder Club|M. Y. Halidom (pseud. Dryasdust)

How would you dress a fowl that it would stand upon a dish as if it was going to dance a hornpipe?
Going To Maynooth|William Carleton

British Dictionary definitions for hornpipe

hornpipe

/ (ˈhɔːnˌpaɪp) /

noun

an obsolete reed instrument with a mouthpiece made of horn

an old British solo dance to a hornpipe accompaniment, traditionally performed by sailors

a piece of music for such a dance

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单词	hornpipe
释义	hornpipe [ hawrn-pahyp ] / ˈhɔrnˌpaɪp / noun an English folk clarinet having one ox horn concealing the reed and another forming the bell. a lively jiglike dance, originally to music played on a hornpipe, performed usually by one person, and traditionally a favorite of sailors. a piece of music for or in the style of such a dance. Origin of hornpipe 1350–1400; Middle English. See horn, pipe¹ Words nearby hornpipe horn in on, hornito, horn-mad, Horn of Africa, horn of plenty, hornpipe, horn poppy, hornpout, horn-rimmed, horn-rims, horns and halo effect Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hornpipe The stage sailor is good to his mother and dances the hornpipe beautifully. Stage-Land\|Jerome K. Jerome He did a bit of the sailor's hornpipe on that slippery, glistening pavement where the rain fell and froze under electric lights. My Life\|Josiah Flynt Did you think the whole duty of aspiring man was as simple as a hornpipe? The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25)\|Robert Louis Stevenson A third mermaid wished that she had been born with legs, in order to learn the hornpipe. Tales of the Wonder Club\|M. Y. Halidom (pseud. Dryasdust) How would you dress a fowl that it would stand upon a dish as if it was going to dance a hornpipe? Going To Maynooth\|William Carleton British Dictionary definitions for hornpipe hornpipe / (ˈhɔːnˌpaɪp) / noun an obsolete reed instrument with a mouthpiece made of horn an old British solo dance to a hornpipe accompaniment, traditionally performed by sailors a piece of music for such a dance Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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