Definition of Harpists

1. Noun. (plural of harpist) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Harpists

1. harpist [n] - See also: harpist

Lexicographical Neighbors of Harpists

harpa
harpagon
harpagons
harpaxophobia
harped
harper
harpers
harpies
harpin
harping
harping iron
harping irons
harpings
harpins
harpist
harpists (current term)
harplike
harpoon
harpoon gun
harpoon line
harpoon log
harpooned
harpooneer
harpooneers
harpooner
harpooners
harpooning
harpoons
harpress
harps

Literary usage of Harpists

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman, Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) (1902)
"harpists and players on the guitar have callosities of the fingers. Pianists have a tendency to exaggerated development of the hands—witness Weber, ..."

2. Two years in Peru, with exploration of its antiquities by Thomas Joseph Hutchinson (1873)
"Drunken fiddlers and harpists.— Screaming women.—Spangled ponchos.—Sublimely hideous. ... harpists ..."

3. A Testimony of Jesus Christ by Anthony/Charles Garland (2007)
"Does John hear a different sound from the preceding voice—the sound oí harpists playing? Or is he merely describing further attributes of the voice—that the ..."

4. The Attic Theatre: A Description of the Stage and Theatre of the Athenians by Arthur Elam Haigh (1907)
"harpists, as we have seen, were occasionally employed, and as many as four ... But in the Birds it is clear that the flute-player and the four harpists were ..."

5. The Musical World (1888)
"Often taking part in orchestral performances, he was struck with the difficulty of finding good harpists, and the unsatisfactory quality of the ..."

6. Modern study of the harp = Létude moderne de la harp by Carlos Salzedo (1921)
"THE HARPIST'S DAILY DOZEN by CARLOS SALZEDO "The Harpist's Daily Dozen" can be used by all harpists with the exception of beginners. ..."

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