A traditional musical instrument originating from Scotland, consisting of a bag that holds air and several pipes, including a chanter and drones, which produce sound when air is blown into the bag and squeezed out through the pipes.
The sound of the bagpipe echoed through the valley during the festival.
bagpipeverb
To play the bagpipes or to make a sound resembling that of bagpipes.
The piper bagpiped outside the castle at dawn.
bagpipeadjective
Relating to, characteristic of, or resembling bagpipes or their sound.
The band played a haunting, bagpipe melody.
bagpipesnoun
A traditional musical instrument originating from Scotland, consisting of a bag that holds air and several pipes, including a chanter and drones, which produce sound when air is blown into the bag and squeezed out through the pipes.
The sound of the bagpipes echoed through the valley during the festival.