citole
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of citole
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin cit ( hara ) kithara + Middle French -ole diminutive suffix
Example Sentences
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It did indeed turn into the trusty guitar in due course, but not before it had cross-fertilised with another medieval instrument, the citole, whose chief successor in England was unhelpfully called the cittern.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
I can only suppose that the author considers that the fact of the gittern and citole being sounded by plucking the strings, brings these instruments into alliance with the harp.
From Springtime and Other Essays by Darwin, Francis, Sir
Any one of us could get in more local colour for the money, and give the crusader a cithern or citole instead of a guitar.
From Essays in Little by Lang, Andrew
Glad I am to see that you have your citole slung to your back.
From Sir Nigel by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
He smiteth a stave on his gold citole, Honneur à la belle Isoline!
From Essays in Little by Lang, Andrew
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