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Synonyms for harp


Grammar : Verb
Spell : hahrp
Phonetic Transcription : hɑrp



Définition of harp

Origin :
  • Old English hearpe, from Proto-Germanic *kharpon- (cf. Old Saxon harpa "instrument of torture;" Old Norse harpa, Dutch harp, Old High German harpfa, German Harfe "harp"). Late Latin harpa, source of words in some Romanic languages, is a borrowing from Germanic. Meaning "harmonica" is from 1887, short for mouth-harp. The harp seal (1784) is so called for the harp-shaped markings on its back.
  • verb nag
Example sentences :
  • So he invented or improved the harp, and fixed the rules of verse and song.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • He sat down, back of the harp, and made ready to sweep the strings.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • The bard had come to see whether the stories about the harp were true or not.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • So word was passed for Allan, and presently he came, bringing his harp.
  • Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
  • Orpheus went into the woods one day and took nothing but his harp with him.
  • Extract from : « Classic Myths » by Mary Catherine Judd
  • The Greek harp was played by picking the strings with the fingers or with a plectrum.
  • Extract from : « How the Piano Came to Be » by Ellye Howell Glover
  • The harp of the minstrel is untruly touched, if his own glory is all that it records.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume I (of V) » by John Ruskin
  • The lyre and the harp may be permitted in the town, and the Pan's-pipe in the fields.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • There remain then only the lyre and the harp for use in the city, and the shepherds may have a pipe in the country.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • And, being there, she touched the harp as he played it, and then a low cry came from her lips.
  • Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine

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