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Harper

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harp  (härp)
n.
1. Music
a. An instrument having an upright triangular frame consisting of a pillar, a curved neck, and a hollow back containing the sounding board, with usually 46 or 47 strings of graded lengths that are played by plucking with the fingers.
b. Any of various ancient and modern instruments of similar construction.
c. Informal A harmonica.
2. Something, such as a pair of vertical supports for a lampshade, that resembles a harp.
intr.v. harped, harp·ing, harps
To play a harp.
Phrasal Verb:
harp on
To talk or write about to an excessive and tedious degree; dwell on.
[Middle English, from Old English hearpe and from Old French harpe, of Germanic origin.]
harper n.
harpist n.
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harp
for a lampshade
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Harperharper - someone who plays the harp
harpist
instrumentalist, musician, player - someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)


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And just at that juncture it happened that Jurgis was introduced to a man named Harper whom he recognized as the night watchman at Brown's, who had been instrumental in making him an American citizen, the first year of his arrival at the yards.
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"You're as bad as Harper and Joe Ladue," said Joe Hines.
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Big jovial Josie Harper ran a road house at Telegraph Avenue and Thirty-ninth Street.
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