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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
saddleback \sad"dleback`\, a.
   same as saddle-backed.
   1913 webster

   saddleback roof. arch. see saddle roof, under saddle.
      1913 webster
see also:
saddle-backed saddleback roof saddle roof saddle 
[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
saddleback \sad"dleback`\, n.
   1. anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a
      concave outline at the top.
      1913 webster

   2. zool.
      a the harp seal.
      b the great blackbacked gull larus marinus.
      c the larva of a bombycid moth empretia stimulea
          which has a large, bright green, saddle-shaped patch
          of color on the back.
          1913 webster
see also:
larus marinus empretia stimulea 
[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
saddleback
     n 1: a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks is
          shaped like a saddle syn: saddle
     2: a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
        syn: gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback roof
see also:
saddle gable roof saddle roof saddleback roof 

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