glass harp

== English == === Etymology === Possibly a calque of German Glasharfe, from Glas (“glass”) + Harfe (“harp”) (see the 1969 quotation). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡlɑːs hɑːp/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɡlæs hɑɹp/ === Noun === glass harp (plural glass harps) A musical instrument consisting of glasses (typically wine glasses) tuned by putting different amounts of liquid into them. Sound is produced by rubbing one's fingers around the rims of the glasses, causing them to vibrate. ==== Synonyms ==== musical glasses verrillon ==== Hypernyms ==== crystallophone ==== Related terms ==== glass harpist ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== glass harmonica