单词 | french harp |
释义 | French harpn. 1. A pedal harp.So called in the late 18th and early 19th centuries because at that time most such instruments were manufactured in France; some later examples of the term may have the more general sense ‘a harp made in France’. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > harp or lyre > [noun] > other harps double harp1552 Welsh harp?1589 shepherd's harp1688 French harp1785 pedal harp1786 koto1795 kora1799 langspiel1821 1785 Times 18 Feb. 1/1 (advt.) A Piece upon the French Harp. 1821 Repertory of Arts 2nd Ser. 38 341 In the British lute harp..the action of shortening the strings..is effected by the pressure of the fingers upon the ditals,..instead of pressing the foot upon pedals at the lower part of the instrument, as in the said French harp. 1927 Musical Times 68 162/2 The graceful lines of the French harp by the celebrated Parisian makers, Renault and Chatelain. 2. U.S. regional (chiefly southern). A harmonica. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > wind instrument > woodwind instruments > [noun] > reed instrument > harmonica or mouth-organ aeolina1829 French harp1855 mouth organ1866 mouth-harp1876 harmonica1880 harp1887 mouth music1887 moothie1936 1855 Illinois State Chron. 26 May 1/5 ‘Granny will your dog bite?’ performed on two Jews' harps and a French harp. 1941 F. Bryan in J. F. Dobie et al. Texian Stomping Grounds 16 Banjos, French harps and Jews (‘juice’) harps were brought out. 2003 Bluegrass Unlimited July 42/1 When he was six years old, he picked up a French harp that was the only musical instrument his family had. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1785 |
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