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Harpe rufa
Doncella Don*cel"la, n. [Sp., lit., a maid. Cf. Damsel.] (Zo["o]l.) A handsome fish of Florida and the West Indies (Platyglossus radiatus). The name is applied also to the ladyfish (Harpe rufa) of the same region.
Harped
Harp Harp, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Harpedp. pr. & vb. n. Harping.] [AS. hearpian. See Harp, n.] 1. To play on the harp. I heard the voice of harpers, harping with their harps. --Rev. xiv. 2. 2. To dwell on or recur to a subject tediously or monotonously in speaking or in writing; to refer to something repeatedly or continually; -- usually with on or upon. ``Harpings upon old themes.' --W. Irving. Harping on what I am, Not what he knew I was. --Shak. To harp on one string, to dwell upon one subject with disagreeable or wearisome persistence. [Collog.]
Harper
Harper Harp"er, n. [AS. hearpere.] 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.
Saw sharpener
Saw Saw, n. [OE. sawe, AS. sage; akin to D. zaag, G. s["a]ge, OHG. sega, saga, Dan. sav, Sw. s[*a]g, Icel. s["o]g, L. secare to cut, securis ax, secula sickle. Cf. Scythe, Sickle, Section, Sedge.] An instrument for cutting or dividing substances, as wood, iron, etc., consisting of a thin blade, or plate, of steel, with a series of sharp teeth on the edge, which remove successive portions of the material by cutting and tearing. Note: Saw is frequently used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound. Band saw, Crosscut saw, etc. See under Band, Crosscut, etc. Circular saw, a disk of steel with saw teeth upon its periphery, and revolved on an arbor. Saw bench, a bench or table with a flat top for for sawing, especially with a circular saw which projects above the table. Saw file, a three-cornered file, such as is used for sharpening saw teeth. Saw frame, the frame or sash in a sawmill, in which the saw, or gang of saws, is held. Saw gate, a saw frame. Saw gin, the form of cotton gin invented by Eli Whitney, in which the cotton fibers are drawn, by the teeth of a set of revolving circular saws, through a wire grating which is too fine for the seeds to pass. Saw grass (Bot.), any one of certain cyperaceous plants having the edges of the leaves set with minute sharp teeth, especially the Cladium Mariscus of Europe, and the Cladium effusum of the Southern United States. Cf. Razor grass, under Razor. Saw log, a log of suitable size for sawing into lumber. Saw mandrel, a mandrel on which a circular saw is fastened for running. Saw pit, a pit over which timbor is sawed by two men, one standing below the timber and the other above. --Mortimer. Saw sharpener (Zo["o]l.), the great titmouse; -- so named from its harsh call note. [Prov. Eng.] Saw whetter (Zo["o]l.), the marsh titmouse (Parus palustris); -- so named from its call note. [Prov. Eng.]
Sharped
Sharp Sharp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sharped; p. pr. & vb. n. Sharping.] 1. To sharpen. [Obs.] --Spenser. 2. (Mus.) To raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone, above the natural tone.
Sharpen
Sharpen Sharp"en, v. i. To grow or become sharp.

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- The harpē (ἅρπη) is a type of sword- or sickle-like weapon mentioned in Gr**** and Roman sources, and almost always in mythological contexts. The harpe is...
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- Micajah "Big" Harpe, born Joshua Harper (before 1768 – August 24, 1799), and Wiley "Little" Harpe, born William Harper (before 1770 – February 8, 1804)...
- harpe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Harpe was a mythical sword in Gr**** and Roman mythology. Harpe may also refer to: People: Josef Harpe (1887...
- Josef Harpe (21 September 1887 – 14 March 1968) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 9th Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's...
- Jean-François de La Harpe (20 November 1739 – 11 February 1803) was a French playwright, writer and literary critic. La Harpe was born in Paris of poor...
- Frédéric-César de La Harpe (French pronunciation: [fʁedeʁik sezaʁ də la aʁp]; 6 April 1754 – 30 March 1838) was a Swiss political leader, writer and journalist...
- The Rue de la Harpe (French pronunciation: [ʁy də la aʁp]) is a street in Paris' Latin Quarter. Relatively calm and cobblestoned along much of its length...
- La Harpe is a town in Han**** County, Illinois, United States. The po****tion was 1,175 at the 2020 census. During the 18th century, French explorers...
- Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe (4 February 1683 in Saint-Malo – 26 September 1765) was a French explorer who is credited with using the name "Little...