sistra
- plural of sistrum.
Example Sentences
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With rain beating monotonously outside, there arose the sound of bells and, from the sanctuary, the clash of cymbals and the jingle of sistra.
From Time Magazine Archive
And behold! bosomed upon the air, floated a vast veiled Shape that, heralded by the swelling music of the sistra, drew slowly near, till its shadow lay upon us.
From Cleopatra by Haggard, Henry Rider
The two objects suspended from the belt between the heads recall Hathor's sistra 153 Fig.
From The Evolution of the Dragon by Smith, G. Elliot
The monotonous melody of the sistra rattled on every side; on every side the lamps twinkled.
From The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt by Couperus, Louis
The two objects suspended from the belt between the heads recall Hathor's sistra.
From The Evolution of the Dragon by Smith, G. Elliot
