cittern

[ sit-ern ]

/ ˈsɪt ərn /

noun

an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.

Origin of cittern

1550–60; blend of Latin cithara (<Greek kithára lyre, kithara) andgittern

Words nearby cittern

Citrus Heights, citrus red mite, citrussy, citta, Città del Vaticano, cittern, city, city academy, City and Guilds of London Institute, city blues, city-born

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Example sentences from the Web for cittern

References to the cittern are plentiful in the literature of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4|Various
A cittern or lute was part of the appointments of a barbers shop of the period.
The Mermaid Series. Edited by H. Ellis. The best plays of the old dramatists. Thomas Dekker. Edited, with an introduction and notes by Ernest Rhys.|Thomas Dekker
The instrument, a cittern with four strings, is being played by a bear.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6|Various
The instrument, on which he doubtless accompanied his mournful love-songs, is a form of cittern.
Chaucer for Children|Mrs. H. R. Haweis

The popularity of the cittern was at its height in England and Germany during the 16th and 17th centuries.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cittern

cittern

cither or cithern

/ (ˈsɪtɜːn) /

noun

a medieval stringed instrument resembling a lute but having wire strings and a flat backCompare gittern

Word Origin for cittern

C16: perhaps a blend of cither + gittern

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单词	cittern
释义	cittern [ sit-ern ] / ˈsɪt ərn / noun an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings. Origin of cittern 1550–60; blend of Latin cithara (<Greek kithára lyre, kithara) andgittern Words nearby cittern Citrus Heights, citrus red mite, citrussy, citta, Città del Vaticano, cittern, city, city academy, City and Guilds of London Institute, city blues, city-born Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cittern References to the cittern are plentiful in the literature of the 16th and 17th centuries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4\|Various A cittern or lute was part of the appointments of a barbers shop of the period. The Mermaid Series. Edited by H. Ellis. The best plays of the old dramatists. Thomas Dekker. Edited, with an introduction and notes by Ernest Rhys.\|Thomas Dekker The instrument, a cittern with four strings, is being played by a bear. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6\|Various The instrument, on which he doubtless accompanied his mournful love-songs, is a form of cittern. Chaucer for Children\|Mrs. H. R. Haweis The popularity of the cittern was at its height in England and Germany during the 16th and 17th centuries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4\|Various British Dictionary definitions for cittern cittern cither or cithern / (ˈsɪtɜːn) / noun a medieval stringed instrument resembling a lute but having wire strings and a flat backCompare gittern Word Origin for cittern C16: perhaps a blend of cither + gittern 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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