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harpe

harpe noun: 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. Also the alternative form of harp.

Noun

harpe (plural harpes)

  1. (Ancient Greece) 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.

Proper noun capitalized: Harpe

Harpe (plural Harpes)

  1. A surname.

Also used as

harpe is also the alternative form of harp.

Forms of harpe

Noun
pluralharpes
Proper noun
pluralHarpes

Origin of harpe

From Ancient Greek ἅρπη (hárpē).

From Middle English harpe.

Questions about harpe

What does harpe mean?
Harpe means 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.
What part of speech is harpe?
Harpe can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of harpe?
The plural of harpe is harpes.

Words near harpe in the dictionary

  1. harpaline
  2. harpalines
  3. Harpalyke
  4. Harparary
  5. harpax
  6. harpe
  7. harped
  8. harped on
  9. harped on one string
  10. harped on the same string
  11. harpejji

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