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harping
(encz) | harping,hraní na harfu Zdeněk Brož |
Harping
(gcide) | Harp \Harp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Harped (h[aum]rpt) p. pr. &
vb. n. Harping.] [AS. hearpian. See Harp, n.]
1. To play on the harp.
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I heard the voice of harpers, harping with their
harps. --Rev. xiv. 2.
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2. To dwell on or recur to a subject tediously or
monotonously in speaking or in writing; to refer to
something repeatedly or continually; -- usually with on or
upon. "Harpings upon old themes." --W. Irving.
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Harping on what I am,
Not what he knew I was. --Shak.
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To harp on one string, to dwell upon one subject with
disagreeable or wearisome persistence. [Colloq.]
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Harping
(gcide) | Harping \Harp"ing\ (h[aum]rp"[i^]ng), a.
Pertaining to the harp; as, harping symphonies. --Milton.
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harping
(encz) | harping,hraní na harfu Zdeněk Brož |
Cat-harping
(gcide) | Cat-harping \Cat"-harp`ing\ n. (Naut.)
One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the
shrouds toward the masts so a to give freer sweep to the
yards.
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Harping iron
(gcide) | Harping iron \Harp"ing i`ron\ ([imac]`[u^]rn). [F. harper to
grasp strongly. See Harpoon.]
A harpoon. --Evelyn.
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Harpings
(gcide) | Harpings \Harp"ings\ (-[i^]ngz), n. pl. (Naut.)
The fore parts of the wales, which encompass the bow of a
vessel, and are fastened to the stem. [Written also
harpins.] --Totten.
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Sharping
(gcide) | Sharp \Sharp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sharped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Sharping.]
1. To sharpen. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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2. (Mus.) To raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the
tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone,
above the natural tone.
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