| Aeolian harp n. An instrument consisting of an open box over which are stretched strings that sound when the wind passes over them. Also called wind harp. [From Aeolian, relating to Aeolus, god of the winds.] |
aeolian harp [ee-oh-lee-an]
Noun
a musical instrument that produces sounds when the wind passes over its strings [after Aeolus, god of winds in Greek myth]
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| Noun | 1. |  aeolian harp - a harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind passes over themharp - a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers |
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