harp

Meanings

Noun

• A musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length that are stroked or plucked with the fingers and are vertical to the soundboard when viewed from the end of the body
• A harmonica.
• A grain sieve.

Verb

• To repeatedly mention a subject.
• To play on
• To play (a tune) on the harp.
• To develop or give expression to by skill and art; to sound forth as from a harp; to hit upon.

Related

Similar words

• glee-beam
• keep on about
• perseverate

Narrower meaning words

• aeolian harp
• angle harp
• angular harp
• arch harp
• autoharp
• bow harp
• claviharp
• electric harp
• frame harp
• French harp
• glass harp
• harp guitar
• harp of David
• King David's harp
• harpsichord
• Indian harp
• jaw harp
• Jew's harp
• Judaic harp
• juice harp
• mouth harp
• open harp
• pillar harp
• sacred harp
• triangular harp
• triple harp
• vibraharp
• wind harp

Origin

• From Middle English harpe, from Old English hearpe ("harp"), from Proto-West Germanic *harpā, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ ("harp"). Cognate with Scots hairp ("harp"), West Frisian harpe, harp, Low German Harp ("harp"), Dutch harp ("harp"), German Harfe ("harp"), Danish harpe ("harp"), Swedish harpa ("harp").
• Image:Harpist playing.jpg|thumb|A woman playing a harp.