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harp

UK/hɑːp/ US/hɑɹp/ fairly common
noun (3) verb (2)

noun

1.

a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers

2.

a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade

3.

verb

1.

come back to

  • “Don”
  • “;”
Synonyms
2.

play the harp

  • “She harped the Saint-Saens beautifully”

Origin

From Middle English harpe, from Old English hearpe (“harp”), from Proto-West Germanic *harpā, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ (“harp”). Cognate with Scots hairp (“harp”), West Frisian harpe, harp (“harp”), Low German Harp (“harp”), Dutch harp (“harp”), German Harfe (“harp”), Danish harpe (“harp”), Swedish harpa (“harp”).

Phrases

  • Aeolian harp
  • arched harp
  • Celtic harp
  • harp closure
  • harp guitarist
  • harp holder
  • Harp Island
  • æolian harp

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