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cittern

cittern is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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1.An instrument shaped like a lute, but strung with wire and played with a quill or plectrum. [Written also cithern.] Shak. Note: Not to be confounded with zither.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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What is an instrument shaped like a lute, but strung with wire and played with a quill or plectrum. [Written also cithern.] Shak. Note: Not to be confounded with zither called?

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Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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