Definition of "harp" []

• Music An instrument having an upright triangular frame consisting of a pillar, a curved neck, and a hollow back containing the sounding board, with usually 46 or 47 strings of graded lengths that are played by plucking with the fingers. (noun)
• Music Any of various ancient and modern instruments of similar construction. (noun)
• Informal Music A harmonica. (noun)
• Something, such as a pair of vertical supports for a lampshade, that resembles a harp. (noun)
• To play a harp. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "So, perhaps a harp is the best instrument for a bone musician."
• "Do you have any idea how complicated the harp is to play?"
• "The harp is like the unicorn of musical instruments."