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harp
n. large stringed instrument with an upright triangular frame which is played by plucking the strings with the fingers
 
v. play on a harp; dwell tediously on a subject


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Harp
The harp is a stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicular to the soundboard. All harps have a neck, resonator and strings. Some, known as frame harps, also have a forepillar; those lacking the forepillar are referred to as open harps. Harp strings can be made of nylon (sometimes wound around copper), gut (more commonly used than nylon), wire, or silk. A person who plays the harp is called a harpist or a harper. Typically, folk/Celtic musicians prefer the term "harper," whereas classical/pedal musicians prefer "harpist."
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Harp (disambiguation)
A harp is a stringed musical instrument.Harp may also refer to:Clàrsach, a form of harp used in Ireland and Scotland from ancient timesBlues harp, a style of harmonica-playing in blues. Also refers to a diatonic harmonica itself.Jew's harp, an old instrument that is placed in the performer's mouth and pluckedHarp, a generic term for drums used in Rastafarian grounation ceremonies; these include the bass drum, funde, and kété
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harp
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
(hypernym) chordophone
(hyponym) aeolian harp, aeolian lyre, wind harp
2. a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade
(hypernym) support
3. a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole
(synonym) harmonica, mouth organ, mouth harp
(hypernym) free-reed instrument
Verb
1. come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things"
(synonym) dwell
(hypernym) repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell
2. play the harp; "She harped the Saint-Saens beautifully"
(hypernym) play
(entail) pluck, tweak, pull off, pick off
(derivation) harmonica, mouth organ, mouth harp
(classification) music


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harp (de)
n. harp, large stringed instrument with an upright triangular frame which is played by plucking the strings with the fingers

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harp
n. war, warfare, harp, sackbut

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