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 Groenlandica}).
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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