cither
cithern (ˈsɪθən)
noun
variants of cittern
Word Origin for cither
C17: from Latin cithara, from Greek kithara lyre
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Examples from the Web for cither
Historical Examples of cither
The mandola was played with a quill like the mandolino and the cither.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)Carl Engel
The rose of the English cither is more usually made of bronze.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)Carl Engel
She had just decided to wile away the time by strumming upon her cither, when she descried figures approaching along the road.
Star of MerciaBlanche Devereux
An Irish cither with an ivory finger-board and with ten tuning-screws of brass.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)Carl Engel
A third angel is furnished with a cither, also a favourite mediæval instrument.