Harp vs Harpy - What's the difference?
harp | harpy |
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.
To repeatedly mention a subject.
(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.
A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture.
* Milton
A shrewish woman.
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One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner.
* Goldsmith
The European moor buzzard or marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus ).
A large and powerful double-crested, short-winged American eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia ).
As nouns the difference between harp and harpy
is that harp is a musical instrument consisting of an upright frame strung with strings that are stroked or plucked with the fingers while harpy is a fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture.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)Derived terms
* harpistSee also
* lyreVerb
(en verb)- (US)
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- — Shakespeare.
Synonyms
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English
(wikipedia harpy)Noun
(harpies)- Both table and provisions vanished quite,
With sound of harpies' wings and talons heard.
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- The harpies about all pocket the pool.
