cittern, cithern, cither, citole, gittern
(noun) a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gittern (plural gitterns)
A small, quill-plucked, gut-strung musical instrument, most commonly with three to four strings in doubles courses; it is a flat-backed predecessor of the guitar, and it originated around the 13th century, coming to Europe via Moorish Spain.
Synonym: quintern
gittern (third-person singular simple present gitterns, present participle gitterning, simple past and past participle gitterned)
To play on the gittern.
• gritten, retting
Source: Wiktionary
Git"tern, n. Etym: [OE. giterne, OF. guiterne, ultimately from same source as E. guitar. See Guitar, and cf. Cittern.]
Definition: An instrument like a guitar. "Harps, lutes, and giternes." Chaucer.
Git"tern, v. i.
Definition: To play on gittern. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 December 2024
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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
