风奏琴

[ noun ]
a harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind passes over them
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Harp \Harp\ (h[aum]rp), 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};
their fur is white, and they are killed and skinned to
harvest the fur.

{Harp shell} (Zo["o]l.), a beautiful marine gastropod shell
of the genus {Harpa}, of several species, found in
tropical seas. See {Harpa}.


AEolian \[AE]*o"li*an\, a. [L. Aeolius, Gr. ?.]
1. Of or pertaining to [AE]olia or [AE]olis, in Asia Minor,
colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; [ae]olic;
as, the [AE]olian dialect.

2. Pertaining to [AE]olus, the mythic god of the winds;
a["e]rial.

Viewless forms the [ae]olian organ play. --Campbell.

3. relating to or caused by wind.
[WordNet 1.5]

{[AE]olian attachment}, a contrivance often attached to a
pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the
volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the
strings. --Moore.

{[AE]olian harp}, {[AE]olian lyre}, a musical instrument
consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings,
on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually
placed at an open window. --Moore.

{[AE]olian mode} (Mus.), one of the ancient Greek and early
ecclesiastical modes.