cithern

Noun
Synonyms: citterncithercitolegittern

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire stringsSynonyms: citterncithercitolegittern
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Cithern \Cith"ern\, n. See Cittern. [1913 Webster]
Cittern \Cit"tern\, n. [L.cithara, Gr. kiqa`ra. Cf. Cithara, Gittern.] (Mus.) An instrument shaped like a lute, but strung with wire and played with a quill or plectrum. [Written also cithern.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Note: Not to be confounded with zither. [1913 Webster]

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