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Etymology

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From Pan (Greek god of nature, often visualized as half goat and half man) + pipes.

Noun

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Pandean pipes pl (plural only)

  1. Panpipes.
    • 1875, William Henley, 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 frown
      Shadows of smoke that streams and wings that sway.
    • 1875, William Henley, To Me at my Fifth-floor Window:
      To me at my fifth-floor window
      The chimney-pots in rows
      Are sets of pipes pandean
      For every wind that blows;