Harplike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling a harp or the sound of harp music

    "And at first she made music closely related to his, often reflective, minor and modal; on piano or harp she played flowing, harplike phrases over a deep midtempo swing, and she worked with the bassist Jimmy Garrison and the drummer Rashied Ali from John Coltrane’s band."

Example

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"And at first she made music closely related to his, often reflective, minor and modal; on piano or harp she played flowing, harplike phrases over a deep midtempo swing, and she worked with the bassist Jimmy Garrison and the drummer Rashied Ali from John Coltrane’s band."

Etymology

From harp + -like.

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