French harp
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of French harp
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Then I do a number with the guit-tar and play the French harp and sing, all at the same time.
From Time Magazine Archive
The vocal cords do not vibrate as strings, like the strings of a violin, but somewhat as reeds, similar to the reeds of a French harp or reed organ.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.
There were declamations, debates, the interminable, singsong ballads of the frontier, usually accompanied by French harp or fiddle.
From A Mountain Boyhood by Comstock, Enos B. (Enos Benjamin)
When I play a French harp, she will cry and act very sad.
From Harper's Young People, May 11, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
I think that old boy standing there in his silk hat and bare feet, playing his little French harp, was the funniest sight I ever saw.
From Sixes and Sevens by Henry, O.
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