hornpipe C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈhɔrnˌpaɪp/ UK /ˈhɔːnpaɪp/ See IPA manual Freq #91352 Meanings 1 noun a lively traditional solo dance associated especially with sailors The actor crossed the stage dancing a hornpipe. 2 noun music in a lively rhythm composed for this dance The fiddler launched into a brisk hornpipe. 3 noun an old wind instrument with a wooden pipe and a bell traditionally made of horn The musician demonstrated a reconstructed hornpipe. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a lively traditional solo... sailor's dance 2 noun · music in a lively rhythm... dance tune 3 noun · an old wind instrument with... reed pipe Word family Forms hornpipes Derived forms hornpiper Related forms jigreelpibgorn Etymology From Middle English hornpipe, a compound of horn and pipe. The instrument was named for its horn bell; its name later passed to the dance and to the music played for it. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # hornpipe **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈhɔrnˌpaɪp/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhɔːnpaɪp/ **Frequency rank:** 91352 ## Meanings 1. a lively traditional solo dance associated especially with sailors 2. music in a lively rhythm composed for this dance 3. an old wind instrument with a wooden pipe and a bell traditionally made of horn ## Examples - The actor crossed the stage dancing a hornpipe. - The fiddler launched into a brisk hornpipe. - The musician demonstrated a reconstructed hornpipe. ## Synonyms - sailor's dance - dance tune - reed pipe ## Derived Forms - hornpiper ## Related Forms - jig - reel - pibgorn ## Etymology From Middle English hornpipe, a compound of horn and pipe. The instrument was named for its horn bell; its name later passed to the dance and to the music played for it. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown