orpharion

/ (ɔːˈfærɪən) /

noun

a large lute in use during the 16th and 17th centuries

Nearby words

orphan, orphan drug, orphan virus, orphanage, orphans' court, orpharion, orphean, orpheus, orpheus and eurydice, orphic, orphism

Word Origin for orpharion

C16: from Orpheus + Arion, musicians of Greek mythology

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