- harp-shaped
- adjectiveshaped in the form of a harp• Similar to: ↑formed
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Harp — A medieval harp (left) and a single action pedal harp (right) String instrument Hornbostel–Sachs classification 322 5 (Composite chordophone sounded by the bare fingers) … Wikipedia
Harp — (h[aum]rp), n. [OE. harpe, AS. hearpe; akin to D. harp, G. harfe, OHG. harpha, Dan. harpe, Icel. & Sw. harpa.] 1. A musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame furnished with strings and sometimes with pedals, held upright, and played… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Harp seal — Harp Harp (h[aum]rp), n. [OE. harpe, AS. hearpe; akin to D. harp, G. harfe, OHG. harpha, Dan. harpe, Icel. & Sw. harpa.] 1. A musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame furnished with strings and sometimes with pedals, held upright, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Harp shell — Harp Harp (h[aum]rp), n. [OE. harpe, AS. hearpe; akin to D. harp, G. harfe, OHG. harpha, Dan. harpe, Icel. & Sw. harpa.] 1. A musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame furnished with strings and sometimes with pedals, held upright, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
harp — [härp] n. [ME < OE hearpe, akin to Ger harfe < Gmc * harpa < IE base * (s)kerb(h) , to bend, curve (> SHRIMP): from the shape of the instrument] 1. a musical instrument with strings stretched vertically in an open, triangular frame… … English World dictionary
harp seal — harp′ seal n. mam a N Atlantic earless seal Pagophilus groenlandicus[/ex] • Etymology: 1775–85; so called from the harp shaped markings on their backs … From formal English to slang
harp seal — a northern earless seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus, with pale yellow fur darkening to gray with age, of coasts, drifting ice, and seas of the North Atlantic Ocean, hunted for its fur. [1775 85; so called from the harplike shape of markings on the… … Universalium
harp — [[t]hɑrp[/t]] n. 1) mad a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers 2) a harp shaped… … From formal English to slang
harp — {{11}}harp (n.) O.E. hearpe, from P.Gmc. *kharpon (Cf. O.S. harpa instrument of torture; O.N. harpa, Du. harp, O.H.G. harpfa, Ger. Harfe harp ). Late Latin harpa, source of words in some Romanic languages, is a borrowing from Germanic. Meaning… … Etymology dictionary
harp seal — noun common Arctic seal; the young are all white • Syn: ↑Pagophilus groenlandicus • Hypernyms: ↑earless seal, ↑true seal, ↑hair seal • Member Holonyms: ↑Pagophilus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
