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- German · calque ofGlasharfe
- English todayglass harp
Possibly a calque of German Glasharfe, from Glas (“glass”) + Harfe (“harp”) (see the 1969 quotation).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
glass harp
Today it means: A musical instrument consisting of glasses (typically wine glasses) tuned by putting different amounts of liquid into them. Sound is produced by rubbing one's fingers around the rims of the glasses, causing them to vibrate. Full definition →
German Glasharfe