new word (to me anyway)

The CNN article on the Ground 0 ceremony mentions "the skirl of bagpipes".
Cool word.

skirl (sk�rl)
v. skirled, skirl�ing, skirls
v. intr.

To produce a high, shrill, wailing tone. Used of bagpipes.

v. tr.

To play (a piece) on bagpipes.

n.

1. The shrill sound made by the chanter pipe of bagpipes.
2. A shrill wailing sound: �The skirl of a police whistle split the
stillness� (Sax Rohmer).

[Middle English skrillen, skirlen, probably of Scandinavian origin.]

good band name

Dante Rosati wrote:

> The CNN article on the Ground 0 ceremony mentions "the skirl of bagpipes".
> Cool word.
>
> skirl (sk�rl)
> v. skirled, skirl�ing, skirls
> v. intr.
>

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