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uillean pipes
/ ˈɪlɪn; ˈɪlən /
plural noun
- bagpipes developed in Ireland and operated by squeezing bellows under the arm Also calledIrish pipesunion pipes
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of uillean pipes1
C19: Irish íDz uilleann , from íDz pipe + uilleann genitive sing of uille elbow
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Example Sentences
Black 47 was started by Larry Kirwan, an East Village rocker and playwright and from County Wexford, and Chris Byrne, a New York City police officer with a thing for Donegal, the Uillean Pipes, and rapping.
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In Braveheart, for example, Horner melds the lonely sound of the Irish uillean pipes and the Peruvian flute with a modern symphony orchestra to portray Mel Gibson's doomed hero.
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