cither

Noun
Synonyms: zitherzitherncitterncitherncitolegittern

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingersSynonyms: zitherzithern
  2. a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire stringsSynonyms: citterncitherncitolegittern
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

cither \cither\ n. a musical instrument resembling a harp with strings stretch over a flat sounding box; the zither. It is played with a plectrum and with fingers.

Syn: zither, zithern. [WordNet 1.5]

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