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DULCIMER
dulcimer
(noun) a trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers
dulcimer
(noun) a stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dulcimer (plural dulcimers)
(musical instruments) A stringed instrument, with strings stretched across a sounding board, usually trapezoidal. It is played on the lap or horizontally on a table. Some have their own legs. These musical instruments are played by plucking on the strings (traditionally with a quill) or by tapping on them (in the case of the hammer dulcimers).
Source: Wiktionary
Dul"ci*mer, n. Etym: [It. dolcemele,r Sp. dulcemele, fr. L. dulcis sweet + melos song, melody, Gr. doulcemele. See Dulcet, and Melody.] (Mus.) (a) An instrument, having stretched metallic wires which are beaten with two light hammers held in the hands of the performer. (b) An ancient musical instrument in use among the Jews. Dan. iii. 5. It is supposed to be the same with the psaltery.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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