harp \harp\ haumrp, n. oe. harpe, as. hearpe; akin to d.
   harp, g. harfe, ohg. harpha, dan. harpe, icel.  sw. harpa.
   1. a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame
      furnished with strings and sometimes with pedals, held
      upright, and played with the fingers.
      1913 webster

   2. astron. a constellation; lyra, or the lyre.
      1913 webster

   3. a grain sieve. scot.
      1913 webster

   aeolian harp. see under aeolian.
      1913 webster

   harp seal zool., an arctic seal phoca groenlandica.
      the adult males have a light-colored body, with a
      harp-shaped mark of black on each side, and the face and
      throat black. called also saddler, and saddleback. the
      immature ones are called bluesides; their fur is white,
      and they are killed and skinned to harvest the fur.

   harp shell zool., a beautiful marine gastropod shell of
      the genus harpa, of several species, found in tropical
      seas. see harpa.
      1913 webster
see also:
aeolian harp aeolian harp seal phoca groenlandica saddler saddleback 
bluesides harp shell harpa