Harper
Pronunciation : Harp"er
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. hearpere.]
Definition : 1. A player on the harp; a minstrel. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks . . . Stand like harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms. Longfellow.
2. A brass coin bearing the emblem of a harp, -- formerly current in Ireland. B. Jonson.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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