autoharp
autoharp noun: a string instrument having a series of chord bars attached to dampers (muting bars) which mute all the strings other than those that form the desired chord.
Noun
autoharp (plural autoharps)
- A string instrument having a series of chord bars attached to dampers (muting bars) which mute all the strings other than those that form the desired chord.
- Mr. Droste is usually the more ethereal, with the sweeter voice and the gentler melodies; he was the one strumming an autoharp for “Lullabye,” while Mr. Bear tapped a glockenspiel, and Christopher Taylor played a flute.2007 March 9, Jon Pareles, “Three Bands on Trips That Lead to the ’60s”, in New York Times
Forms of autoharp
| plural | autoharps |
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Origin of autoharp
From auto- + harp.
Words formed from autoharp
Questions about autoharp
- What does autoharp mean?
- Autoharp means a string instrument having a series of chord bars attached to dampers (muting bars) which mute all the strings other than those that form the desired chord.
- What part of speech is autoharp?
- Autoharp is a noun.
- What is the plural of autoharp?
- The plural of autoharp is autoharps.
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