wind chimes

wind chimes
/wind/
an arrangement of bells, bamboo pipes, or glass or ceramic fragments hung so as to strike each other and tinkle when moved by the wind or, in orchestration, touched by the hand.
[1925-30]

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wind chimes plural noun
A hanging decoration composed of pieces of shell, metal, etc that tinkle against one another as the breeze catches them
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Main Entry: ↑wind

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wind chimes UK [ˈwɪnd ˌtʃaɪmz] US noun [plural]
a decoration that you hang outside, with parts that move in the wind to make a pleasant sound
Thesaurus: decoration and decorationssynonym

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wind chimes,
small pieces of glass, metal, or wood, suspended to be sounded by the wind.

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[wind]
plural n. a decorative arrangement of small pieces of glass, metal, or shell suspended from a frame, typically hung near a door or window so as make a tinkling sound in the breeze

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wind chimes 7 [wind chimes] [ˈwɪnd tʃaɪmz] [ˈwɪnd tʃaɪmz] noun plural
a set of hanging pieces of metal, etc. that make a pleasant ringing sound in the wind

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