fifed
faɪft
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Definition of fifed - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

musicRareaccompanied by fife musicRare
  • the fifed ceremony was a grand spectacle..
  • The fifed parade drew large crowds.
  • A fifed march echoed through the streets.
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Origin of fifed

Middle English, fifen (to play the fife)

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  1. French:accompagné de fifre, ...
  2. German:von Flötenmusik begleitet, ...
  3. Italian:accompagnato dal piffero, ...
  4. Spanish:acompañado de música de pífano, ...
  5. Portuguese:acompanhado de pífaro, ...
  6. Chinese:伴随笛子音乐, ...
  7. Japanese:フルートの音楽で, ...
  8. Arabic:مَصْحوب بِمُوسِيقى الفايف, ...
  9. Hebrew:מְלוּוֶה בְּמוּזִיקַת חֲלִיל, ...
  10. Russian:под звуки флейты, ...
  11. Ukrainian:з флейтовою музикою, ...
  12. Hindi:बांसुरी संगीत के साथ, ...
fife
faɪf

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.
flageolet piccolo

Verb

musicTECH.play a small high-pitched flute at marchesTECH.
  • She fifed a lively tune at the parade.
pipe whistle
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Images of fife

  • fife: small high-pitched flute used in military or marching bands
    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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  1. French:fifre, jouer, ...
  2. German:Fife, flöten, ...
  3. Italian:piffero, suonare il piffero, ...
  4. Spanish:pífano, tocar, ...
  5. Portuguese:pífaro, tocar, ...
  6. Chinese:短笛, 吹奏, ...
  7. Japanese:ファイフ, 横笛で演奏する, ...
  8. Arabic:ناي صغير, عَزَفَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:חֲלִילִית צְבָאִית, לְנַגֵּן בְּחָלִילִית, ...
  10. Russian:пикколо-флейта, играть на флейте, ...
  11. Ukrainian:пікколо-флейта, флейтити, ...
  12. Hindi:फाइफ, बांसुरी बजाना, ...
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