The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Citole \Cit"ole\, n. [OF. citole, fr. L. cithara. See Cittern.] (Mus.) A musical instrument; a kind of dulcimer. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
citole n 1: a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings [syn: cittern, cithern, cither, citole, gittern]