a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers
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a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings
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cither \cither\ n. a musical instrument resembling a harp with strings stretch over a flat sounding box; the {zither}. It is played with a plectrum and with fingers.