cither

cithern (ˈsɪθən)

/ (ˈsɪθə) /

noun

variants of cittern

Words nearby cither

citation form, cite, cites, cithaeron, cithara, cither, citied, citified, citify, citizen, citizen journalism

Word Origin for cither

C17: from Latin cithara, from Greek kithara lyre

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Examples from the Web for cither

Cithara; a Portuguese cither with six pairs of wire-strings, inlaid with tortoise-shell and ivory.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)|Carl Engel
Cithara; a Portuguese cither, probably dating from the beginning of the eighteenth century.
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 Mercia|Blanche Devereux

A third angel is furnished with a cither, also a favourite mediæval instrument.
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various