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Harp vs Harpe - What's the difference?

harp | harpe |

As nouns the difference between harp and harpe

is that harp is a musical instrument consisting of an upright frame strung with strings that are stroked or plucked with the fingers while harpe is a type of curved weapon or implement, variously described as a sickle, a pruning hook, or a curved sword like a scimitar. In later depictions it became a combination of a straight sword on one side and a curved blade on the other.

As a verb harp

is usually with on To repeatedly mention a subject.

As a proper noun Harp

is {{surname|A=An|occupational|from=occupations}} for a player of the harp.

harp

English

(wikipedia harp)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A musical instrument consisting of an upright frame strung with strings that are stroked or plucked with the fingers.
  • (label) A harmonica.
  • (label) A grain sieve.

    • Derived terms

    * harpist

    See also

    * lyre

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To repeatedly mention a subject.
    • (US)
    (UK)
  • (label) To play on (a harp or similar instrument)
  • (label) To play (a tune) on the harp.
  • (label) To develop or give expression to by skill and art; to sound forth as from a harp; to hit upon.
    • — Shakespeare.

    Synonyms

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    Anagrams

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    harpe

    English

    (Wikipedia)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Ancient Greece) A type of curved weapon or implement, variously described as a sickle, a pruning hook, or a curved sword like a scimitar. In later depictions it became a combination of a straight sword on one side and a curved blade on the other.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun) ----