Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bluesides"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Harp \Harp\, n. [OE. harpe, AS. hearpe; akin to D. harp, G.
harfe, OHG. harpha, Dan. harpe, Icel. & Sw. harpa.]
1. A musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame
furnished with strings and sometimes with pedals, held
upright, and played with the fingers.

2. (Astron.) A constellation; Lyra, or the Lyre.

3. A grain sieve. [Scot.]

{[AE]olian harp}. See under {[AE]olian}.

{Harp seal} (Zo["o]l.), an arctic seal ({Phoca
Gr[oe]nlandica}). The adult males have a light-colored
body, with a harp-shaped mark of black on each side, and
the face and throat black. Called also {saddler}, and
{saddleback}. The immature ones are called {bluesides}.


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