Harp - English meaning
Harp – definitions in English dictionary
nounA musical instrument consisting of a frame supporting a graduated series of parallel strings, played by plucking with the fingers. the modern orchestral harp has an upright frame, with pedals which enable the strings to be retuned to different keys.
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On the modern harp, players pluck the strings near the middle with the pads of their fingers.nounA marine mollusc which has a large vertically ribbed shell with a wide aperture, found chiefly in the indo-pacific.
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The harpa mollusc shares much in common with volutes and olives. all three families make up the vol…
verbAnother term for harmonica.
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Papa had been teaching him to play the blues harpverbTalk or write persistently and tediously on (a particular topic).
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I don't want to harp on about the pastverbPlay on a harp.
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Among them harped the divine minstrel demodocus
nounA usually large, triangle-shaped musical instrument with strings stretched across it that you pluck (= pull with the fingers) to play notes, or this type of instrument generally
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I’m tired of these people who keep harping on what is wrong with the country.
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Word origin
Old English hearpe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch harp and German Harfe .
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