Zither

Definition of Zither

Zith´er
n.1.(Mus.) An instrument of music used in Austria and Germany. It has from thirty to forty wires strung across a shallow sounding-board, which lies horizontally on a table before the performer, who uses both hands in playing on it. [Not to be confounded with the old lute-shaped cittern, or cithern.]

Related Words

cither, dulcimer, stringed instrument, zithern
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