wind harp

[ wind ]

noun

1. aeolian harp.

wind harp

/ wɪnd /

noun

1. See aeolian harp
   a less common name for aeolian harp

Word History and Origins

Origin of wind harp¹

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

Phil went up-stairs and gathered together the broken pieces of his wind harp.

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As lavish a minstrel as the pewee pater familias is under most circumstances, that morning he was too busy to tune his wind harp.

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But I never heard a wind-harp's song, and of course don't know how to make one.

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In childhood man is sensitive as a wind harp to all natural influences; he is an epitome of the gladness and beauty of the world.

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A little shiver of sweet, sad sounds came from the wind harp.

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