wind harp

[ wind ]

/ wɪnd /

noun

Words nearby wind harp

wind erosion, wind farm, wind gap, wind gauge, wind generator, wind harp, wind in the willows, wind indicator, wind instrument, wind instruments, wind machine

Origin of wind harp

First recorded in 1805–15

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Examples from the Web for wind harp

But I never heard a wind-harp's song, and of course don't know how to make one.
St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, October 1878, No. 12|Various
She is as soft-spoken as a wind-harp swinging in an abbey door.
The Prairie Child|Arthur Stringer
The stress and wild, uncertain melody of his poetry is like that of the wind-harp.
The Last Harvest|John Burroughs
Had he bungled in giving her a garment where De Courtenay had played on a wind-harp in giving her a little red flower?
The Maid of the Whispering Hills|Vingie E. Roe

The dwarf's scream was like the weird high note of a wind-harp.
The Lady of Fort St. John|Mary Hartwell Catherwood

British Dictionary definitions for wind harp

wind harp

/ (wɪnd) /

noun

a less common name for aeolian harp

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