aeolian harp

American  

noun

1. a box with an opening across which are stretched a number of strings of equal length that are tuned in unison and sounded by the wind.

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aeolian harp British  

noun

1. Also called: wind harp.  a stringed instrument that produces a musical sound when a current of air or wind passes over the strings

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Etymology

Origin of aeolian harp

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

As he turned to go in, came a faint chord from the aeolian harp.

From Donal Grant, by George MacDonald by MacDonald, George

And now you suggest it, I think the sounds we hear are not unlike those of an aeolian harp!

From Donal Grant, by George MacDonald by MacDonald, George

The wind blowing through the baling wire which anchored the stove-pipe to the wall sounded like an aeolian harp played by a maniac.

From The Dude Wrangler by Lockhart, Caroline

Her aeolian harp was in the casement, breaking its heart in music.

From Oldport Days by Higginson, Thomas Wentworth

Here he would sit near her hour after hour; sometimes mending her aeolian harp while they talked together, sometimes reading aloud to the assembled company.

From Authors and Friends by Fields, Annie