harpe

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

harpē, ēs, f., = ἅρπη.

I A sickleshaped sword , a falchion , cimeter , Ov. M. 5, 69; 176; Luc. 9, 663; Val. Fl. 4, 388.—

II A species of falcon , tassel gentle : Falco gentilis, Linn.; Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 204.

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