- pedal harp
- pedal harp,a harp with seven pedals which can make each note of the scale in each octave a half note higher.
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pedal harp
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Pedal harp — Harp Classification String instrument (plucked) Playing range … Wikipedia
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harp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. lyre, psaltery. See music. v. dwell on, repeat, din, iterate, nag, pester. See repetition. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. concert harp, pedal harp, triple harp, Welsh harp, folk harp, Irish harp, Celtic harp … English dictionary for students
pedal — [ped′ l; ] for adj.1, also [ pēd′ l] adj. [L pedalis < pes (gen. pedis), FOOT] 1. of or having to do with the foot or feet 2. of or operated by a pedal or pedals n. [MFr pédale < It pedale < L pedalis: see PEDAL the adj.] … English World dictionary
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pedal — pedal1 [ pɛd(ə)l] noun 1》 each of a pair of foot operated levers for powering a bicycle or other vehicle propelled by leg power. 2》 a foot operated throttle, brake, or clutch control in a motor vehicle. 3》 each of a set of two or three foot… … English new terms dictionary
pedal — I. /ˈpɛdl / (say pedl) noun 1. a lever worked by the foot, in various musical instruments, as the organ, piano, and harp, and having various functions. 2. a keyboard attached to the organ, harpsichord, etc., operated by the feet. 3. → pedal point …
pedal — 1. n. & v. n. 1 any of several types of foot operated levers or controls for mechanisms, esp.: a either of a pair of levers for transmitting power to a bicycle or tricycle wheel etc. b any of the foot operated controls in a motor vehicle. c any… … Useful english dictionary
