noun
definition
A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music
verb
definition
To play this instrument.
Examples of fife in a Sentence
The new castle, an uninteresting building, was erected in 1724 by the earl of Fife, and though untenanted is maintained in repair.
It dates from 1817 and bears the name of its founder, James Duff, 4th earl of Fife.
Mary entered Edinburgh and conducted a campaign in Fife.
Duff House, immediately adjoining the town, is a seat of the duke of Fife.
It belongs to the earl of Moray (Murray), who derives from it his title of Lord Doune, and was the home of James Stewart, the "bonnie earl" of Moray, murdered at Donibristle in Fife by the earl of Huntly (1592).
In 1559 it was the headquarters of the Lords of the Congregation, and in 1607 the scene of the meetings of the synod of Fife known as the Three Synods of Dysart.
The house, together with that portion of the park immediately surrounding it (about 140 acres), was presented to the towns of Banff and Macduff by the duke of Fife in November 1906.
Moronobu was a consummate artist, with all the delicacy and calligraphic force of the best of the Tosa masters, whom he undoubtedly strove to emulate in style; and his pictures are not only the most beautiful but also the most trustworthy records of the Fife of his time.
In 1895 the queen lost her faithful and most efficient private secretary, General Sir Henry Ponsonby, who for many years on the other, informing the house of the intended marriage of the prince of Wales's daughter, the Princess Louise, to the earl (afterwards duke) of Fife.
In 1471 James bestowed the castle and lands of Ravenscraig in Fife on William, earl of Orkney, in exchange for all his rights to the earldom of Orkney, which, by act of parliament passed on the 20th of February of the same year, was annexed to the Scottish crown.
Between the parishes of Collessie and Monimail the boundary line takes the form of a crescent known as the Bow of Fife.
In Perth, Fife, Forfar and Aberdeen the average was 30%; but in nearly all the counties, towards the end at least of the period of depression, the coexistent demand and competition for farms were observable.
All the great iron foundries and engineering works are situated in the Central Plain or Lowlands, in close proximity to the shipbuilding yards and coalfields, especially in the lower and part of the middle wards of Lanarkshire, in certain districts of Ayrshire and Renfrewshire, at and near Dumbarton, in south Stirlingshire and in some parts of East and Mid Lothian and Fife.
The counties in which the manufacture is now most largely carried on are Forfar, Perth, Fife and Aberdeen, but Renfrew, Lanark, Edinburgh and Ayr are also extensively associated with it.
It was the English-speaking south-east part of Scotland, gradually extended so as to comprise Fife and the south-west (Lanarkshire, Dumfriesshire, Stirlingshire, Dumbartonshire, Ayrshire and Renfrewshire), which learned to adopt the ideas of western Europe in matters political, municipal and ecclesiastical, while it never would submit to the domination of the English crown.
Middleton, with Archbishop Sharp, misgoverned the country, established a high court of commission, exiled the fiercest preachers to Holland, whence they worked endless mischief by agitation and a war of pamphlets; irritated the Covenanting shires, Fife and the south-west, by quartering troops on them to exact fines for Nonconformity, and so caused, during a war with Holland, the Pentland Rising (November 1666).
As age and infirmity were telling upon him, the estates in 1389 appointed his second surviving son Robert, earl of Fife, afterwards duke of Albany, guardian of the kingdom.
In Scotland by a recent statute it was death even to argue against it; and Knox after Wishart's execution was fleeing from place to place, when, hearing that certain gentlemen of Fife had slain the cardinal and were in possession of his castle of St Andrews, he gladly joined himself to them.
Their chief support seems to have been found in Fife.
Cromwell in his Scottish campaign built the Citadel in 1650 and the mounds on the links, known as "Giant's Brae" and "Lady Fife's Brae," were thrown up by the Protector as batteries.
This last stands on a hill to the east of the town, occupying the site of the 12thcentury castle which was one of the strongholds of the Macduffs, thanes or earls of Fife.
Although he probably attended several parliaments the new king was only the nominal ruler of Scotland, the real power being in the hands of his brother, the earl of Fife.
Duff House, the Fife Gates Pair of polished ashlar octagonal gatepiers with molded stepped caps supporting fine carved stone urns.
This turned out to be vague aspirations to grow the Fife economy.
Balmoral castle They rented Balmoral castle They rented Balmoral Castle, which stands in the shadow of Lochnagar, from its then owner, the Duke of Fife.
Fife DAY NINETEEN A relaxing day as we explore the charming coastline of the Kingdom of Fife.
Power while he was king actually rested in the hands of his brother Robert, earl of Fife, later duke of Albany.
What from the sounds Of organ, fife or lute To him redounds, Who doth no sin forbear?
You may be able to find further references to Fife in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.
West Fife Planning Committee - Keith Mason can see nothing improper in the apparent anomalies of above planning decisions.
He was appointed moderator of Kirkcaldy Presbytery in May 1981 and also held the post of Moderator of the Provisional Synod of Fife.
The energy boost you get from coconut oil is not like the kick you get from caffeine, says Fife.
In 1992, the former Fife Regional Council installed 6 mm screens at the town's combined sewer overflows.
Having served as MEP for Mid Scotland and Fife from 1979 to 1984 he is one of Scotland's most experienced European parliamentarians.
The ecclesiastical affairs are directed by the presbytery of Alford and synod of Aberdeen; the Earl of Fife is patron.
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Down by the shore we look to Fife, see the first black streamers of snow drifting between cloud and sea.
This aligns the Local Plan with the Fife Structure Plan which sets the strategic planning vision.
Earlier this month, restrictions imposed after a wild whooper swan with the H5N1 strain was discovered on the Fife coast were lifted.
In 1886 Asquith was elected as the Liberal MP for East Fife, despite the constraints of being a young widower with five children.
If he ca n't woo them in Fife, what are his prospects of swinging it in southern England?
The place derived its name from its use by the earls of Fife as a ferry to the opposite shore of Haddington, 8 m.
Having explored the coasts of Fife and Forfar, he gained a decisive victory over the Caledonians under Galgacus at the Graupian hill (see Britain, Roman).
The Fife Coastal Path offers an ideal way to sample the area's rich heritage.
Situated on the outskirts of Cardenden woods near Kirkcaldy, Fife.
Kris joined Montrose in the middle of January in a swop deal that saw Elliott Smith move to East Fife.
There is some toponymic evidence that Gaelic endured longer in this region than in Fife to the east.
A housing needs assessment is currently being undertaken on behalf of Fife Council the results of which will further inform the Local Plan.
Fife is visible in the far distance, behind the Firth of Forth.
Vivarium members are currently exploring possible sites in North East Fife.