Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,526,555,681 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

harpist
(redirected from harpists)

    0.03 sec.
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.
click for a larger image
harp
for a lampshade
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.harpistharpist - someone who plays the harp          
instrumentalist, musician, player - someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
Translations
harpist [ˈhɑːpɪst] nharpiste m/f
harpist [ˈhɑːpɪst] harp nHarfenspieler(in) m(f)
harpist [ˈhɑːpɪst] narpista m/f


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
In her book Playing (less) Hurt, Janet Horvath says that cellists have the highest rate of back injury (75 percent), followed by harpists (73 percent), pianists (69 percent), double bass players (60 percent) and violinists (37 percent).
The event the Weissmans initiated attracts thousands of fiddlers, harpists, storytellers and dancers from around the world to the lawns of the bucolic old estate once used as a location for ``Gone With the Wind.
Harpists are on duty 365 days a year, and teams of Chalice musicians make "mercy runs" out of town at a moment's notice.
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.