cither | ||
1. | [ noun ] (music,medieval) a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings | |
Synonyms: | cithern citole cittern gittern | |
Related terms: | guitar | |
2. | [ noun ] (music) a musical stringed instrument with strings stretch over a flat sounding box; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers | |
Synonyms: | zithern zither | |
Related terms: | stringed_instrument dulcimer | |
Similar spelling: |
cider cather |