Saddleback

4 definitions found

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

  Harp \Harp\ (h[aum]rp), 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.
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     2. (Astron.) A constellation; Lyra, or the Lyre.
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     3. A grain sieve. [Scot.]
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     {Aeolian harp}. See under {Aeolian}.
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     {Harp seal} (Zool.), 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}; their fur is white,
        and they are killed and skinned to harvest the fur.
  
     {Harp shell} (Zool.), a beautiful marine gastropod shell of
        the genus {Harpa}, of several species, found in tropical
        seas. See {Harpa}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Saddleback \Sad"dle*back`\, a.
     Same as {Saddle-backed}.
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     {Saddleback roof}. (Arch.) See {Saddle roof}, under {Saddle}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Saddleback \Sad"dle*back`\, n.
     1. Anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a
        concave outline at the top.
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     2. (Zool.)
        (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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]