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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 \[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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