Hypertext Webster Gateway: "saddleback"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Saddleback \Sad"dle*back`\, a.
Same as {Saddle-backed}.
{Saddleback roof}. (Arch.) See {Saddle roof}, under {Saddle}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Saddleback \Sad"dle*back`\, n.
1. Anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a
concave outline at the top.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The harp seal.
(b) The great blackbacked gull ({Larus marinus}).
(c) The larva of a bombycid moth ({Empretia stimulea})
which has a large, bright green, saddle-shaped patch
of color on the back.
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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
saddleback
n 1: a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is
shaped like a saddle) [syn: {saddle}]
2: a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
[syn: {gable roof}, {saddle roof}, {saddleback roof}]
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