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Aeolian harp
(gcide) | Harp \Harp\ (h[aum]rp), n. [OE. harpe, AS. hearpe; akin to D.
harp, G. harfe, OHG. harpha, Dan. harpe, Icel. & Sw. harpa.]
1. A musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame
furnished with strings and sometimes with pedals, held
upright, and played with the fingers.
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2. (Astron.) A constellation; Lyra, or the Lyre.
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3. A grain sieve. [Scot.]
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Aeolian harp. See under Aeolian.
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Harp seal (Zool.), an arctic seal (Phoca Gr[oe]nlandica).
The adult males have a light-colored body, with a
harp-shaped mark of black on each side, and the face and
throat black. Called also saddler, and saddleback. The
immature ones are called bluesides; their fur is white,
and they are killed and skinned to harvest the fur.
Harp shell (Zool.), a beautiful marine gastropod shell of
the genus Harpa, of several species, found in tropical
seas. See Harpa.
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AEolian harp
(gcide) | AEolian \[AE]*o"li*an\, a. [L. Aeolius, Gr. ?.]
1. Of or pertaining to [AE]olia or [AE]olis, in Asia Minor,
colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; [ae]olic;
as, the [AE]olian dialect.
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2. Pertaining to [AE]olus, the mythic god of the winds;
a["e]rial.
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Viewless forms the [ae]olian organ play. --Campbell.
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3. Relating to or caused by wind; as, aeolian erosion.
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[AE]olian attachment, a contrivance often attached to a
pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the
volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the
strings. --Moore.
[AE]olian harp, [AE]olian lyre, a musical instrument
consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings,
on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually
placed at an open window. --Moore.
[AE]olian mode (Mus.), one of the ancient Greek and early
ecclesiastical modes.
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aeolian harp
(wn) | aeolian harp
n 1: a harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind
passes over them [syn: aeolian harp, aeolian lyre,
wind harp] |
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Aeolian harp
(gcide) | Harp \Harp\ (h[aum]rp), n. [OE. harpe, AS. hearpe; akin to D.
harp, G. harfe, OHG. harpha, Dan. harpe, Icel. & Sw. harpa.]
1. A musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame
furnished with strings and sometimes with pedals, held
upright, and played with the fingers.
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2. (Astron.) A constellation; Lyra, or the Lyre.
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3. A grain sieve. [Scot.]
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Aeolian harp. See under Aeolian.
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Harp seal (Zool.), an arctic seal (Phoca Gr[oe]nlandica).
The adult males have a light-colored body, with a
harp-shaped mark of black on each side, and the face and
throat black. Called also saddler, and saddleback. The
immature ones are called bluesides; their fur is white,
and they are killed and skinned to harvest the fur.
Harp shell (Zool.), a beautiful marine gastropod shell of
the genus Harpa, of several species, found in tropical
seas. See Harpa.
[1913 Webster]AEolian \[AE]*o"li*an\, a. [L. Aeolius, Gr. ?.]
1. Of or pertaining to [AE]olia or [AE]olis, in Asia Minor,
colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; [ae]olic;
as, the [AE]olian dialect.
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2. Pertaining to [AE]olus, the mythic god of the winds;
a["e]rial.
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Viewless forms the [ae]olian organ play. --Campbell.
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3. Relating to or caused by wind; as, aeolian erosion.
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[AE]olian attachment, a contrivance often attached to a
pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the
volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the
strings. --Moore.
[AE]olian harp, [AE]olian lyre, a musical instrument
consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings,
on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually
placed at an open window. --Moore.
[AE]olian mode (Mus.), one of the ancient Greek and early
ecclesiastical modes.
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aeolian harp
(wn) | aeolian harp
n 1: a harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind
passes over them [syn: aeolian harp, aeolian lyre,
wind harp] |
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