dulcimer
Also called hammered dulcimer, hammer dulcimer . a trapezoidal zither with metal strings that are struck with light hammers.
Origin of dulcimer
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How to use dulcimer in a sentence
In his introduction Wolcott admits to “going soft” lately, to “becoming a more loving, caring, dulcimer-strumming individual.”
The Obligation to be Interesting: James Wolcott’s “Critical Mass” | William Giraldi | October 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTYou'll hear a marimba and dulcimer every so often in this crescendoing collection of stellar four-part harmonies.
From the cartoon: the figure playing the dulcimer is underneath the manger, above which is seated the Virgin and Child.
Stained Glass Work | C. W. WhallAn Italian dulcimer of wood carved and gilt, dating from the seventeenth century.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2) | Carl EngelKoto, a kind of dulcimer, from Japan, with silken strings and movable bridges.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2) | Carl Engel
Yang-kin, Chinese dulcimer, with two little sticks or wooden hammers of a rather peculiar shape.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2) | Carl EngelHe carries a silverstringed inlaid dulcimer and a longstemmed bamboo Jacob's pipe, its clay bowl fashioned as a female head.
Ulysses | James Joyce
British Dictionary definitions for dulcimer
/ (ˈdʌlsɪmə) /
a tuned percussion instrument consisting of a set of strings of graduated length stretched over a sounding board and struck with a pair of hammers
an instrument used in US folk music, consisting of an elliptical body, a fretted fingerboard, and usually three strings plucked with a goose quill
Origin of dulcimer
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