citole

[ sit-ohl, si-tohl ]

/ ˈsɪt oʊl, sɪˈtoʊl /

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noun

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Origin of citole

1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French <Latin cit(hara) kithara + Middle French -ole diminutive suffix

Words nearby citole

Citizen's Charter, citizen science, citizenship, citizenship papers, Citlaltépetl, citole, citral, citrate, citreous, citric, citric acid

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How to use citole in a sentence

She had a citole in her hand, which is an instrument for playing music on; and over her head doves were flying.
Chaucer for Children|Mrs. H. R. Haweis
An instrument similar to the dulcimer was the citole, the chief difference being that the strings were plucked with the fingers.
How Music Developed|W. J. Henderson
Add the principle of stopping the strings with the fingers of the left hand, and the citole becomes the zither.
How Music Developed|W. J. Henderson
Mr Galpin places the citole in the same class as the gittern.
Springtime and Other Essays|Francis Darwin

Glad I am to see that you have your citole slung to your back.
Sir Nigel|Arthur Conan Doyle

British Dictionary definitions for citole

citole

/ (ˈsɪtəʊl, sɪˈtəʊl) /

noun

a rare word for cittern

Word Origin for citole

C14: from Old French, probably from Latin cithara cither

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