wind harp
Americannoun
noun
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
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
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
As lavish a minstrel as the pewee pater familias is under most circumstances, that morning he was too busy to tune his wind harp.
From Our Bird Comrades by Keyser, Leander S. (Leander Sylvester)
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