PLECTRUM

pick, plectrum, plectron

(noun) a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

plectrum (plural plectrums or plectra)

(music) A small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc, for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.

(anatomy, zoology) A projection of bone or other stiff tissue, such as the ridges in some insects' stridulatory organs.

Synonyms

• (music): guitar pick; pick

Source: Wiktionary


Plec"trum, n.; pl. L. Plectra, E. Plectrums. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.

Definition: A small instrument of ivory, wood, metal, or quill, used in playing upon the lyre and other stringed instruments.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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