plectrum
noun
a small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.
plectrums
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pluralof plectrum.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Trujillo, who was in the area while headlining at Download festival in Leicestershire, purchased an Ian Dury album with £20 and four plectrums the band had used at the festival.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2023
In one talked-about case last year, an unemployed Finn called Christian was caught carving and selling wooden guitar plectrums.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 31, 2017
Cake decorations, coat-hanger size cubes and guitar plectrums were their tat of choice.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2012
Corresponding with changes in daily sunlight, solar photocells in the tree canopy trigger low-voltage charges, activating plectrums that pluck wire strings within the body of the sculpture.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 3, 2010
No one could adjust the quill plectrums of his Harpsichord to Bach's satisfaction; he always did it himself.
From Johann Sebastian Bach by Johann Nikolaus Forkel
