Sharping

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sharp \Sharp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sharped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Sharping}.]
     1. To sharpen. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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     2. (Mus.) To raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the


        tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone,
        above the natural tone.
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