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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