Harp \Harp\, n. [OE. harpe, AS. hearpe; akin to D. harp, G.
harfe, OHG. harpha, Dan. harpe, Icel. & Sw. harpa.]
1. A musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame
furnished with strings and sometimes with pedals, held
upright, and played with the fingers.
2. (Astron.) A constellation; Lyra, or the Lyre.
3. A grain sieve. [Scot.]
[AE]olian harp. See under [AE]olian.
Harp seal (Zo["o]l.), an arctic seal (Phoca
Gr[oe]nlandica). The adult males have a light-colored
body, with a harp-shaped mark of black on each side, and
the face and throat black. Called also saddler, and
saddleback. The immature ones are called bluesides.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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