Clarsach

//ˈklɑːsək// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small triangular wire-strung harp of Gaelic origin.

    "And I, beside the lake of swans, / Shall hunt for thee the fallow deer; / And build thy hut and bring thee home / The wild fowl, and the honey-comb; / And berries from the wood provide, / And play my clarshech by thy side."

Synonyms

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celtic harpgaelic harpgaelic harpharp

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"And I, beside the lake of swans, / Shall hunt for thee the fallow deer; / And build thy hut and bring thee home / The wild fowl, and the honey-comb; / And berries from the wood provide, / And play my clarshech by thy side."

Etymology

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic clàrsach (“harp”) by the 1810s, possibly from clàr (“board, plank; table”). The word is cognate with Irish cláirseach (“harp”).

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celtic harp

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