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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

  1. noun A large stringed musical instrument played by plucking strings stretched across an open frame.
  2. verb To keep talking about the same thing, especially in an annoying or nagging way (usually "harp on").

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