plectrum

[ plek-truhm ]

/ ˈplɛk trəm /

noun, plural plec·tra [plek-truh], /ˈplɛk trə/, plec·trums.

a small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.

Anatomy, Zoology. an anatomical part resembling a plectrum in shape.

Origin of plectrum

1620–30; <Latin plēctrum<Greek plêktron

Words nearby plectrum

plebiscite, plebs, plecopteran, plectognath, plectron, plectrum, pled, pledge, pledged delegate, pledgee, Pledge of Allegiance

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Example sentences from the Web for plectrum

The Greek harp was played by picking the strings with the fingers or with a plectrum.
How the Piano Came to Be|Ellye Howell Glover
Bandurria; Spanish, eighteenth century; played with a plectrum usually made of tortoise-shell.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)|Carl Engel
In playing it the touching is not done with the fingers, but with a plectrum of ivory.
A Japanese Boy|Shigemi Shiukichi
To calm himself he drew it to him, took up the plectrum, and began to play.
The Bride of the Nile, Complete|Georg Ebers

The harp was probably like a large guitar, only it was played like a mandolin, with a plectrum.
Hebrew Life and Times|Harold B. Hunting

British Dictionary definitions for plectrum

plectrum

/ (ˈplɛktrəm) /

noun plural -trums or -tra (-trə)

any implement for plucking a string, such as a small piece of plastic, wood, etc, used to strum a guitar, or the quill that plucks the string of a harpsichord

Word Origin for plectrum

C17: from Latin plēctrum quill, plectrum, from Greek plektron, from plessein to strike

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单词	plectrum
释义	plectrum [ plek-truhm ] / ˈplɛk trəm / noun, plural plec·tra [plek-truh], /ˈplɛk trə/, plec·trums. a small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc. Anatomy, Zoology. an anatomical part resembling a plectrum in shape. Origin of plectrum 1620–30; <Latin plēctrum<Greek plêktron Words nearby plectrum plebiscite, plebs, plecopteran, plectognath, plectron, plectrum, pled, pledge, pledged delegate, pledgee, Pledge of Allegiance Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for plectrum The Greek harp was played by picking the strings with the fingers or with a plectrum. How the Piano Came to Be\|Ellye Howell Glover Bandurria; Spanish, eighteenth century; played with a plectrum usually made of tortoise-shell. Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)\|Carl Engel In playing it the touching is not done with the fingers, but with a plectrum of ivory. A Japanese Boy\|Shigemi Shiukichi To calm himself he drew it to him, took up the plectrum, and began to play. The Bride of the Nile, Complete\|Georg Ebers The harp was probably like a large guitar, only it was played like a mandolin, with a plectrum. Hebrew Life and Times\|Harold B. Hunting British Dictionary definitions for plectrum plectrum / (ˈplɛktrəm) / noun plural -trums or -tra (-trə) any implement for plucking a string, such as a small piece of plastic, wood, etc, used to strum a guitar, or the quill that plucks the string of a harpsichord Word Origin for plectrum C17: from Latin plēctrum quill, plectrum, from Greek plektron, from plessein to strike Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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