v. t. To play on, as a harp; to play (a tune) on the harp; to develop or give expression to by skill and art; to sound forth as from a harp; to hit upon. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thou 'st harped my fear aright. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
I heard the voice of harpers, harping with their harps. Rev. xiv. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]
Harping on what I am,
Not what he knew I was. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
To harp on one string,
n. [ OE. harpe, AS. hearpe; akin to D. harp, G. harfe, OHG. harpha, Dan. harpe, Icel. & Sw. harpa. ]
Aeolian harp.
Harp seal (Zool.),
Harp shell (Zool.),
‖n. [ L., harp. ] (Zool.) A genus of marine univalve shells; the harp shells; -- so called from the form of the shells, and their ornamental ribs. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. harpago, Gr.
n. [ AS. hearpere. ]
The murmuring pines and the hemlocks . . .
Stand like harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pertaining to the harp;
[ F. harper to grasp strongly. See Harpoon. ] A harpoon. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. (Naut.) The fore parts of the wales, which encompass the bow of a vessel, and are fastened to the stem.
n. [ Cf. F. harpiste. ] A player on the harp; a harper. W. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]