cither

cith·er  (sthr, s-)

n.

A cittern.

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[French cithare, kitaire, from Latin cithara, cithara; see cithara.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cither - a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers zither, zithern dulcimer - a trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers stringed instrument - a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound
	2.	cither - a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings cithern, citole, cittern, gittern guitar - a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking