zither
zither
Definition
zither (zit̸h′ər, zit̸h′-)
noun
- any of a family of musical instruments with strings stretched across a flat soundboard and plucked, bowed, struck with mallets, etc., as the dulcimer, koto, psaltery, etc.
- a folk instrument of this type of Austria and S Germany
Etymology: Ger < L cithara < Gr kithara, lute
zither
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- pluck: The kanun is a plucked box zither of Turkey.
Modifies a noun
- music: And the zither music ain't bad, either!
