ZITHERS

Noun

zithers

plural of zither

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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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