Middle English Dictionary Entry
wā̆ter-pīpe n.
Entry Info
| Forms | wā̆ter-pīpe n. Also wadirpipe. |
| Etymology | From wā̆ter n. & pīpe n.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) ?A tube or hollow cylinder serving as a passage for water;—used metaphorically;
(b) mus. a water organ.
Associated quotations
a
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Dc 369(1))SSol.7.5 : Thin heres of thin hed as the purper of the king ioyned to water pipes [WB(2): ioyned to trowȝis; L vincta canalibus].
b
- a1425 Roy.17.C.17 Nominale (Roy 17.C.17)666/37 : Idraulis: waterpype.
- a1500 Mayer Nominale (Mayer)738/12 : Idraicus: a wadyrpype.