cither

cithern (ˈsɪθən)

/ (ˈsɪθə) /

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noun

variants of cittern

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Word Origin for cither

C17: from Latin cithara, from Greek kithara lyre

Words nearby cither

citation form, cite, CITES, Cithaeron, cithara, cither, citied, citified, citify, citizen, citizeness

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How to use cither in a sentence

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

A German bijuga cither (or Grosszither, as it used to be called in Germany), sixteenth century.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)|Carl Engel