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CITTERNS
Noun
citterns
plural of cittern
Anagrams
• centrist, stricten
Source: Wiktionary
CITTERN
Cit"tern, n. Etym: [L.cithara, Gr. Cithara, Gittern.] (Mus.)
Definition: An instrument shaped like a lute, but strung with wire and played with a quill or plectrum. [Written also cithern.] Shak.
Note: Not to be confounded with zither.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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