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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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