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Fife Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Fife? [n] a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band Synonyms \| Synonyms for Fife: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Fife: aulos \| bagpipe \| basset horn \| basset oboe \| bassoon \| blow \| blow a horn \| bombard \| bugle \| carillon \| clarinet \| clarion \| contrabassoon \| contrafagotto \| cromorne \| doodle \| double bassoon \| double reed \| double-tongue \| English horn \| fipple flute \| flageolet \| flute \| hautboy \| heckelphone \| hornpipe \| licorice stick \| lip \| musette \| oaten reed \| oboe \| oboe da caccia \| ocarina \| Pandean pipe \| panpipe \| penny-whistle \| piccolo \| pipe \| pommer \| recorder \| reed \| reed instrument \| sax \| saxophone \| shawm \| single reed \| single-reed instrument \| sonorophone \| sound \| sweet potato \| syrinx \| tabor pipe \| tenoroon \| tin-whistle \| tongue \| toot \| tootle \| triple-tongue \| trumpet \| tweedle \| whistle \| wind \| wind the horn \| woods \| woodwind \| woodwind choir \| woodwind instrument See Also \| flute \| transverse flute Fife In Webster's Dictionary \Fife\, n. [F. fifre, OHG. pf[=i]fa, LL. pipa pipe, pipare to play on the pipe, fr. L. pipire, pipare, to peep, pip, chirp, as a chiken. See {Pipe}.] (Mus.) A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music. {Fife major} (Mil.), a noncommissioned officer who superintends the fifers of a regiment. {Fife rail}. (Naut.) (a) A rail about the mast, at the deck, to hold belaying pins, etc. (b) A railing around the break of a poop deck. \Fife\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fifed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {fifing}.] To play on a fife.

Fife Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fife?

[n] a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band

Synonyms | Synonyms for Fife:

See Also | flute | transverse flute

Fife In Webster's Dictionary

\Fife\, n. [F. fifre, OHG. pf[=i]fa, LL. pipa pipe, pipare
to play on the pipe, fr. L. pipire, pipare, to peep, pip,
chirp, as a chiken. See {Pipe}.] (Mus.)
A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used
chiefly to accompany the drum in military music.

{Fife major} (Mil.), a noncommissioned officer who
   superintends the fifers of a regiment.

{Fife rail}. (Naut.)
(a) A rail about the mast, at the deck, to hold belaying
    pins, etc.
(b) A railing around the break of a poop deck.


\Fife\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fifed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{fifing}.]
To play on a fife.

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