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Word entry · 4 letters

harp

Best crossword clue

"Plucked string instrument"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /hɑːp/Part of speech verb, nounSorted ahprStarts with HEnds with P2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Stringed instrument often associated with plucked music.

Word origin

From Middle English harpe, from Old English hearpe (“harp”), from Proto-West Germanic *harpā, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ (“harp”). Cognate with Scots hairp (“harp”), West Frisian harpe, harp (“harp”), Low German Harp (“harp”), Dutch harp (“harp”), German Harfe (“harp”), Danish harpe (“harp”), Swedish harpa (“harp”).

Used in a sentence

  • The Harpe. […] A harper with his wreſt maye tune the harpe wrong / Mys tunying of an Inſtrument ſhal hurt a true ſonge
  • Contains charts and instructions for wiring. Shows sockets, wire, harps, glass chimneys and globes, shade holders, bases, finials, and hundreds of items necessary in the building of lamps.
  • Both types of harp have a swiveling shade holder at the top. The threaded stud on the swivel accepts the finial.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Plucked string instrument4 letters
02Angel's instrument4 letters

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