sistrum
noun
an ancient Egyptian percussion instrument consisting of a looped metal frame set in a handle and fitted with loose crossbars that rattle when shaken.
sistra
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pluralof sistrum.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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
Then, as the Goddess passed, once more came the faint and dreadful music of the shaken sistra, and all was still.
From Cleopatra by Henry Rider Haggard
For in the silence I heard the sound of the shaken sistra heralding the coming of the Glory.
From Cleopatra by Henry Rider Haggard
And ever, like an obsession, there was the rattle of the sistra, as though the whole immense temple were rattling.
From The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt by Louis Couperus
The two objects suspended from the belt between the heads recall Hathor's sistra.
From The Evolution of the Dragon by G. Elliot Smith
