stringed instrument

American  

noun

1. a musical instrument having strings as the medium of sound production, played with the fingers or with a plectrum or a bow.

   The guitar, the harp, and the violin are stringed instruments.

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stringed instrument British  

noun

1. Also called: chordophone.  any musical instrument in which sound is produced by the vibration of a string across a soundboard or soundbox

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Example Sentences

The wall paintings are adorned with candelabras, stringed instruments called lyres, white cranes and a delicate daisy.

From BBC

“Country Radio” provides a sense of heartsick nostalgia over a hopeful chorus of stringed instruments.

From Los Angeles Times

Robert Hilton, a retired art teacher with an interest in African and Indian music, would wander over with a lute-like stringed instrument, or one of his other homemade instruments, to provide the entertainment.

From Los Angeles Times

As she experiments between strumming up and down, the forceful strike gives the stringed instrument a more percussive feel.

From Los Angeles Times

You wouldn't think about recovering drug addicts making stringed instruments in Appalachia.

From Salon