Definition
Definition of fifed - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
musicRare accompanied by fife musicRare
- the fifed ceremony was a grand spectacle..
- The fifed parade drew large crowds.
- A fifed march echoed through the streets.
Origin of fifed
Middle English, fifen (to play the fife)
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- French:accompagné de fifre, ...
- German:von Flötenmusik begleitet, ...
- Italian:accompagnato dal piffero, ...
- Spanish:acompañado de música de pífano, ...
- Portuguese:acompanhado de pífaro, ...
- Chinese:伴随笛子音乐, ...
- Japanese:フルートの音楽で, ...
- Arabic:مَصْحوب بِمُوسِيقى الفايف, ...
- Hebrew:מְלוּוֶה בְּמוּזִיקַת חֲלִיל, ...
- Russian:под звуки флейты, ...
- Ukrainian:з флейтовою музикою, ...
- Hindi:बांसुरी संगीत के साथ, ...
Definition of fife - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
music bandsTECH. small high-pitched flute used in military or marching bandsTECH.
- The fife played loudly during the parade.
Verb
musicTECH. play a small high-pitched flute at marchesTECH.
- She fifed a lively tune at the parade.
Images of fife

small high-pitched flute used in military or marching bands
Expressions with fife
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rail at the base of a mast for belaying lines
The sailor secured the rope to the fife rail.
Origin of fife
French, fifre (small flute)
Examples of fife in a sentence
She learned to play the fife as a child. The musician fifed beautifully during the ceremony. He learned to fife in a traditional band.
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- French:fifre, jouer, ...
- German:Fife, flöten, ...
- Italian:piffero, suonare il piffero, ...
- Spanish:pífano, tocar, ...
- Portuguese:pífaro, tocar, ...
- Chinese:短笛, 吹奏, ...
- Japanese:ファイフ, 横笛で演奏する, ...
- Arabic:ناي صغير, عَزَفَ, ...
- Hebrew:חֲלִילִית צְבָאִית, לְנַגֵּן בְּחָלִילִית, ...
- Russian:пикколо-флейта, играть на флейте, ...
- Ukrainian:пікколо-флейта, флейтити, ...
- Hindi:फाइफ, बांसुरी बजाना, ...
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