| 单词 | celtic harp |
| 释义 | > as lemmasCeltic harp Celtic harp n. a small harp of a type often used in Celtic folk music, traditionally having metal strings, a curved pillar and a large body (pillar n. 5b, body n. 6h); = clairschach n.Models made during and after the 19th cent. are typically lighter and have gut, or later nylon, strings.In quot. 1792, which alludes to Thomas Gray's 1757 poem The Bard, the Celtic harp symbolizes Wales. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > harp or lyre > [noun] > Celtic harp clairschach1490 Irish harp1599 Celtic harp1792 1792 N. in R. Polwhele Poems Gentlemen Devonshire & Cornwall I. 145 The Celtic harp was broke—Lewellyn fell. 1904 C. J. Herlihy Celt above Saxon vi. 144 The Celtic harp is the most ancient form of musical instrument now in existence; and we can judge of its perfection from the fact that after the lapse of centuries it still survives to the present day. 2004 Evening Standard (Nexis) 21 July 17 The 47-year-old is now a licensed regular at Green Park station, playing a Celtic harp. < as lemmas |
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