psaltery

[ sawl-tuh-ree ]

/ ˈsɔl tə ri /

noun, plural psal·ter·ies.

an ancient musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings which are plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum.

(initial capital letter) the Psalter.

Origin of psaltery

1300–50; Middle English sautrie <Middle French sauter(i)e <Late Latin psaltērium; see Psalter

Words nearby psaltery

psalmody, Psalms, Psalms, Book of, Psalter, psalterium, psaltery, psammite, psammocarcinoma, psammoma, psammoma body, psammomatous meningioma

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Example sentences from the Web for psaltery

The trumpeters with their trumpets take their places, and the psaltery and the harp are brought forth.
The Harp of God|J. F. Rutherford
Margaret lingered behind, cast her eye rapidly round the furniture, and selected the Vulgate and the psaltery.
The Cloister and the Hearth|Charles Reade
This was the psaltery and the dulcimer of the Assyrians and the Hebrews.
Inventions in the Century|William Henry Doolittle
The flute and the psaltery make a sweet melody, but a pleasant tongue is above them both.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

It had driven him to hunt the psaltery stick, repent his lie to Garry and water the fern.
Kenny|Leona Dalrymple

British Dictionary definitions for psaltery

psaltery

/ (ˈsɔːltərɪ) /

noun plural -teries

music an ancient stringed instrument similar to the lyre, but having a trapezoidal sounding board over which the strings are stretched

Word Origin for psaltery

Old English: see Psalter

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单词	psaltery
释义	psaltery [ sawl-tuh-ree ] / ˈsɔl tə ri / noun, plural psal·ter·ies. an ancient musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings which are plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum. (initial capital letter) the Psalter. Origin of psaltery 1300–50; Middle English sautrie <Middle French sauter(i)e <Late Latin psaltērium; see Psalter Words nearby psaltery psalmody, Psalms, Psalms, Book of, Psalter, psalterium, psaltery, psammite, psammocarcinoma, psammoma, psammoma body, psammomatous meningioma Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for psaltery The trumpeters with their trumpets take their places, and the psaltery and the harp are brought forth. The Harp of God\|J. F. Rutherford Margaret lingered behind, cast her eye rapidly round the furniture, and selected the Vulgate and the psaltery. The Cloister and the Hearth\|Charles Reade This was the psaltery and the dulcimer of the Assyrians and the Hebrews. Inventions in the Century\|William Henry Doolittle The flute and the psaltery make a sweet melody, but a pleasant tongue is above them both. The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version\|Various It had driven him to hunt the psaltery stick, repent his lie to Garry and water the fern. Kenny\|Leona Dalrymple British Dictionary definitions for psaltery psaltery / (ˈsɔːltərɪ) / noun plural -teries music an ancient stringed instrument similar to the lyre, but having a trapezoidal sounding board over which the strings are stretched Word Origin for psaltery Old English: see Psalter 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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