Meanings
- pluralplural onlyPanpipes.
To me at my fifth-floor window The chimney-pots in rows Are sets of pipes pandean For every wind that blows;
1875, William Henley, To Me at my Fifth-floor Window1 more example
Pandean pipes whereon the winds would play, Long rows of chimney-pots the ridges crown; And black on slates and skylights flicker and frown Shadows of smoke that streams and wings that sway.
1875, William Henley, Notes on the Firth
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From Pan (Greek god of nature, often visualized as half goat and half man) + pipes.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Pandean pipes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pandean%20pipes
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