English Explanatory Dictionary

harpe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of curved weapon or implement, variously described as a sickle, a pruning hook, or a curved sword like a scimitar. In later depictions it became a combination of a straight sword on one side and a curved blade on the other.
noun
  1. Alternative form of harp.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

harpe harpes

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἅρπη (hárpē).

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