pipdream

Old English

noun
Definitions
  • the sound of a pipe musical instrument

Etymology

Compound from Old English pīpe (pipe, the channel of a small stream) + Old English drēam (singing, sound of music, delight, melody, musical instrument, harmony, music, frenzy, rapture, gladness, jubilation, pleasure, ecstasy, song, rejoicing, mirth, joy).

Origin

Old English

drēam

Gloss

singing, sound of music, delight, melody, musical instrument, harmony, music, frenzy, rapture, gladness, jubilation, pleasure, ecstasy, song, rejoicing, mirth, joy

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

楽

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