pipes of Pan

pipes of Pan
Pandean pipes Pan*de"an pipes, n. pl., A primitive wind instrument, consisting of a series of short hollow reeds or pipes, graduated in length by the musical scale, and fastened together side by side; a syrinx; a mouth organ; -- said to have been invented by the god Pan. Called also {pipes of Pan}, {Pan's pipes} and {Panpipes}. [1913 Webster]

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