harp on one string — To dwell constantly on one topic • • • Main Entry: ↑harp … Useful english dictionary
Harp — Harp, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Harped} (h[aum]rpt) p. pr. & vb. n. {Harping}.] [AS. hearpian. See {Harp}, n.] 1. To play on the harp. [1913 Webster] I heard the voice of harpers, harping with their harps. Rev. xiv. 2. [1913 Webster] 2. To dwell on or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
harp — {{11}}harp (n.) O.E. hearpe, from P.Gmc. *kharpon (Cf. O.S. harpa instrument of torture; O.N. harpa, Du. harp, O.H.G. harpfa, Ger. Harfe harp ). Late Latin harpa, source of words in some Romanic languages, is a borrowing from Germanic. Meaning… … Etymology dictionary
Harp — A medieval harp (left) and a single action pedal harp (right) String instrument Hornbostel–Sachs classification 322 5 (Composite chordophone sounded by the bare fingers) … Wikipedia
One-Armed Bandit (album) — One Armed Bandit Studio album by Jaga Jazzist Released January 25, 2010 (2010 01 25) … Wikipedia
Harp lute — Georg Henry Harlow: Kitty Stephens, later Countess of Essex (1794 1882), playing a harp lute The harp lute, or dital harp, is one of the many attempts to revive the popularity of the guitar and to increase its compass, invented in 1798 by Edward… … Wikipedia
string — [[t]strɪ̱ŋ[/t]] ♦♦♦ strings, stringing, strung 1) N VAR String is thin rope made of twisted threads, used for tying things together or tying up parcels. He held out a small bag tied with string. ...a shiny metallic coin on a string. 2) N COUNT:… … English dictionary
string — I UK [strɪŋ] / US noun Word forms string : singular string plural strings *** 1) [countable/uncountable] thin rope, usually made of twisted fibres and used for tying things together a parcel tied with string a piece of string The balloon was… … English dictionary
String piano — is a term coined by American composer theorist Henry Cowell (1897–1965) to collectively describe those pianistic extended techniques in which sound is produced by direct manipulation of the strings, instead of or in addition to striking the piano … Wikipedia
String — (str[i^]ng), n. [OE. string, streng, AS. streng; akin to D. streng, G. strang, Icel. strengr, Sw. str[ a]ng, Dan. str[ae]ng; probably from the adj., E. strong (see {Strong}); or perhaps originally meaning, twisted, and akin to E. strangle.] 1. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
