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ZITHERS
Noun
zithers
plural of zither
Anagrams
• Hritzes
Source: Wiktionary
ZITHER
Zith"er, n. Etym: [G. zither. See Cittern.] (Mus.)
Definition: An instrument of music used in Austria and Germany. It has from thirty to forty wires strung across a shallow sounding-board, which lies horizontally on a table before the performer, who uses both hands in playing on it.
Note: [Not to be confounded with the old lute-shaped cittern, or cithern.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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