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wind harp

American  
[wind] / wɪnd /

noun

  1. aeolian harp.


wind harp British  
/ wɪnd /

noun

  1. a less common name for aeolian harp

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of wind harp

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

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In fact, on 1976's Dis, Eicher did actually record him playing against a Norwegian fjord – you can hear Garbarek blowing into a wind harp as the North Sea laps in the background.

From The Guardian • Nov. 14, 2012

She was not that woman's child; I was sure of if; for her voice was as sweet as a wind harp.

From Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends by Fern, Fanny

Did Whitfield pronounce the word Mesopotamia like a wind harp sighing exquisite music?

From From the Easy Chair — Volume 01 by Curtis, George William

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

From Prince Lazybones and Other Stories By Mrs. W. J. Hays by Hays, Helen Ashe

Myra found the Prince and his attendants engaged in fixing the wind harp outside her casement.

From The Village of Youth and Other Fairy Tales by Hatton, Bessie

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