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harps

  • plural
    of harp.
    harp
    noun
    a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
  • present tense form
    of harp (3rd person singular).
    harp
    noun
    a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.

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A pair of harps, placed antiphonally in boxes at opposite sides of the stage, plus a theorbo, offer an otherworldly descant, as do the sounds of the celesta and chimes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

Their distinctive traits include an intense connection to music - and they are often heard playing harps or singing tunes that are "hypnotically beautiful but impossible to remember".

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026

Mina resents when Sade harps on the inequities of their childhoods.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2025

Ernesto Rey and his cowboys awoke in their hammocks before dawn, to the percussive harps of llanera music on their phones and Jupiter visible in the sky.

From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2024

Normally they make you feel floaty and think of puffy clouds and hear harps, but right now they look just plain scared.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

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