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wind chimes

 (wĭnd)
pl.n.
An arrangement of small suspended pieces, as of glass, metal, or ceramic, hung loosely together so that they make a pleasant jingling sound when blown by the wind.
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wind chimes

(wɪnd)
pl n
(Furniture) a decorative arrangement of small discs of metal, shell, etc, hung near a window or door, that shake together with a tinkling sound in a draught
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wind′ chimes`

(wɪnd)
n.pl.
an arrangement of small pieces of glass, metal, bamboo, or the like, hung so as to strike each other and tinkle, as when moved by the wind.
[1925–30]
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