cither

/ ˈsɪθən; ˈsɪθə /

noun

1. See cittern
   variants of cittern

Word History and Origins

Origin of cither¹

C17: from Latin cithara, from Greek kithara lyre

Example Sentences

A third angel is furnished with a cither, also a favourite mediæval instrument.

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Cithara; a Portuguese cither with six pairs of wire-strings, inlaid with tortoise-shell and ivory.

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A French bijuga cither of the eighteenth century, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, ivory and ebony.

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Cithara; a Portuguese cither, probably dating from the beginning of the eighteenth century.

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A German bijuga cither (or Grosszither, as it used to be called in Germany), sixteenth century.

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