Definition of harp

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Harp (n.) 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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Sharp-cut :: Sharp-cut (a.) Cut sharply or definitely, or so as to make a clear, well-defined impression, as the lines of an engraved plate, and the like; clear-cut; hence, having great distinctness; well-defined; clear..
Vampire :: Vampire (n.) Either one of two or more species of South American blood-sucking bats belonging to the genera Desmodus and Diphylla. These bats are destitute of molar teeth, but have strong, sharp cutting incisors with which they make punctured wounds from which they suck the blood of horses, cattle, and other animals, as well as man, chiefly during sleep. They have a caecal appendage to the stomach, in which the blood with which they gorge themselves is stored..
Cuspis :: Cuspis (n.) A point; a sharp end.
Thistly :: Thistly (a.) Fig.: Resembling a thistle or thistles; sharp; pricking.
Jew''s-harp :: Jew's-harp (n.) The shackle for joining a chain cable to an anchor.
Severe :: Severe (superl.) Sharp; afflictive; distressing; violent; extreme; as, severe pain, anguish, fortune; severe cold..
Sharpen :: Sharpen (v. i.) To grow or become sharp.
Eraser :: Eraser (n.) One who, or that which, erases; esp., a sharp instrument or a piece of rubber used to erase writings, drawings, etc..
Prick :: Prick (n.) To pierce slightly with a sharp-pointed instrument or substance; to make a puncture in, or to make by puncturing; to drive a fine point into; as, to prick one with a pin, needle, etc.; to prick a card; to prick holes in paper..
Treble :: Treble (a.) Acute; sharp; as, a treble sound..
Trephine :: Trephine (n.) An instrument for trepanning, being an improvement on the trepan. It is a circular or cylindrical saw, with a handle like that of a gimlet, and a little sharp perforator called the center pin..
Tang :: Tang (n.) A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang..
Pick :: Pick (v.) To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points; as, to pick matted wool, cotton, oakum, etc..
Mucronated :: Mucronated (a.) Ending abruptly in a sharp point; abruptly tipped with a short and sharp point; as, a mucronate leaf..
Lyre :: Lyre (n.) A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry..
Stab :: Stab (n.) A wound with a sharp-pointed weapon; as, to fall by the stab an assassin..
Gad :: Gad (n.) A sharp-pointed rod; a goad.
Cackle :: Cackle (v. i.) To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does..
Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of the sun sharpen vinegar..
Spiculate :: Spiculate (v. t.) To sharpen to a point.
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