CITHER

cittern, cithern, cither, citole, gittern

(noun) a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings

zither, cither, zithern

(noun) a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cither (plural cithers)

Alternative form of cittern

Anagrams

• Triche, crieth, itcher, rhetic, thrice

Source: Wiktionary



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