harp

English

/hɑːp/, /hɑɹp/

noun
Definitions
  • (musical instrument) 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
  • (colloquial) A harmonica.
  • (Scotland) A grain sieve.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English harpe inherited from Old English hearpe (harp) inherited from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ (harp).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*harpǭ

Gloss

harp

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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