hornpipe

Reikšmė (Anglų k.)

Noun

1. A musical instrument consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals.
2. A solo dance commonly associated with seamen, involving kicking of the legs, with the arms mostly crossed.
3. A hard-shoe solo dance commonly performed in Irish stepdance, usually danced in 2/4 time.
4. Music played to the hornpipe dance

Verb

To dance the hornpipe.

Sinonimai

stockhorn

pibgorn

foxtrot

cakewalk

zhaleika

reel

cancan

Vertimai

Schaleika

είδος αυλού

είδος χορού

ζωηρός χορός

matelote

hornpipe

Etimologija (Anglų k.)

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In summary

From Middle English hornpipe, hornpype, hornepipe, equivalent to horn + pipe; so called because the bell at the open end was sometimes made of horn.