noun
- A chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers.
- A pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade.
- A small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole.
- synonyms: harmonica, mouth organ, mouth harp
verb
- Come back to.
- usage: "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things"
- synonyms: dwell
- Play the harp.
- usage: "She harped the Saint-Saens beautifully"
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