'Aeolian harp' definitions:

Definition of 'aeolian harp'

From: WordNet
noun
A harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind passes over them [syn: aeolian harp, aeolian lyre, wind harp]

Definition of 'Aeolian harp'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Astron.) A constellation; Lyra, or the Lyre. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A grain sieve. [Scot.] [1913 Webster]
  • Aeolian harp. See under Aeolian. [1913 Webster]
  • Harp seal (Zool.), 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 (Zool.), a beautiful marine gastropod shell of the genus Harpa, of several species, found in tropical seas. See Harpa. [1913 Webster]