harp
37
1.9
- noun
- /hɑrp/
:
arpa
- Strike the harp and join the chorus.
- play the harp
- strings of a harp
Instead we think, oh, clouds, floating robes, harps, right.
- Instead we think, oh, clouds, floating robes, harps, right.
- And she realizes she still has the harp.
- And sometimes you can find it as a Jo harp or Jo harp.
Examples
-
With two hundred harp students, MPS has the largest harp program in the country!
Academic text (2004) -
When she seated herself at the harp, the blood hall took on an air of anticipation.
Fiction book (1996) -
But she is learning the harp.
-
Play a hymn on the harp.
-
Her father accompanies her on the harp.
-
I dreamed of a synagogue like a musical instrument, a harp sounding in the air.
Academic text (2011) -
"Yes," Dail whispered, his hands tracing the shape of the harp on his knee.
Fiction book (1992) -
There were harps, including a bow harp from Sumeria with a dozen taut strings.
Fiction book (1994) -
So there's the harp making its melodious harmoni, harmonious sounds.
-
She often plays beautiful melodies on her harp during evening concerts.
Synonyms
4
2.9
A musical instrument that makes sound when its strings are played, like a guitar or violin
Compounds
1
9.8
A small metal instrument held between the teeth and played by plucking to make different tones
How Portable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Harp comes from an old German word for the same 'string instrument' and has been used for a long time. Picture a triangular frame and strings you pluck — that image is why harp still means this gentle, resonant instrument.