dulcimer

Definition of Dulcimer in English :

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Noun

1. dulcimer

a stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings

2. dulcimer

a trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dulcimer

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noun music

1.

a tuned percussion instrument consisting of a set of strings of graduated length stretched over a sounding board and struck with a pair of hammers

2.

an instrument used in US folk music, consisting of an elliptical body, a fretted fingerboard, and usually three strings plucked with a goose quill

Dulcimer

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noun

1.

a zither having a usually trapezoidal shape and a number of metal strings, which are struck with two small hammers by the player

2.

a zither of the southern Appalachians, often long and hourglass-shaped, played on the lap or a table by plucking with a wooden plectrum or goose quill

: also ˈdulciˌmore (ˈdʌlsəˌmɔr ; dulˈsəmôrˌ)

3. Bible

a musical instrument, variously interpreted to be a harp, bagpipe, etc.: see Dan. 3:5

Dulcimer

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n.

1. A narrow, often hourglass-shaped stringed instrument having three or four strings and a fretted fingerboard, typically held flat across the knees while sitting and played by plucking or strumming. Also called Appalachian dulcimer, mountain dulcimer.

2. The hammered dulcimer.

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