zithern

[zith-ern, zith-]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

cittern.
zither.

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Meanwhile, a couple of Servian musicians began, to the accompaniment of a zithern, to sing one of their sad, monotonous, heroic songs.

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Really, the jester was thinking of rhymes to zithern, which is the name of the curious musical instrument he carried, and is a little like a mandolin, only harder to play.

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If now and then thou shouldst hear the string of a lute or a zithern, Mine is the hand, dear country, and mine is the voice that is singing.

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Her black hair was in two long braids, and she was carrying a small musical instrument that Philip said was a zithern.