cláirseach — meaning in English
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English meaning
- harp noun A large stringed musical instrument played by plucking strings stretched across an open frame.
- woodlouse noun Any of various small terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea, having a rigid segmented exoskeleton, usually feeding on dead plant matter and living in damp, dark places, such as under stones or bark. Several common species roll into a ball when disturbed, hence names such as pill bug and roly-poly.
Senses
cláirseach is used for these senses in English:
- clarsach A small triangular wire-strung harp of Gaelic origin.
- harp (music, colloquial) Any musical instrument.
- woodlouse Any of the terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea, which have a rigid, segmented exoskeleton, often being capable of rolling into a ball, and feed only on dead plant matter, usually living in damp, dark places, such as under stones or bark.
harp — full definition
- noun A large stringed musical instrument played by plucking strings stretched across an open frame.
- verb To keep talking about the same thing, especially in an annoying or nagging way (usually "harp on").