zither

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Yes indeed, the zither is a pearl, only it does not come from the depths of the sea.

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  1. noun A musical instrument composed of a flat sound box with about 30 to 40 strings stretched over it and played horizontally with the fingertips, a plectrum, or a bow, or set into vibration by the wind, as in the Aeolian harp.

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  • A third was fingering some sort of instrument, a kind of zither or dulcimer with lengths of catgut strung along two axes, one set perpendicularly above the other. —  SON OF A WITCH
  • Following the soft sound of a distant zither, I made my way up a winding flight of stone steps, knocked gently at the door of the room from which the sound was coming, and entered. —  F ;SF; - vol 102 issue 06 - June 2002
  • Included are the Pennsylvania German zither, a string instrument, and the giant Calithumpian Rattle, a noisemaker made from a mill wheel.
  • The soundtrack recalls the zither music that ratchets up the tension in —  PopMatters
  • Includes the Pennsylvania German zither, a string instrument, and the giant Calithumpian rattle, a noisemaker made from a mill wheel.
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  1. German, from Middle High German *zitter, from Old High German zitera, from Latin cithara, cithara, from Greek kitharā.

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  1. from German zither = English cither, cithara, q. v.
 

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