citole
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How to use citole in a sentence
She had a citole in her hand, which is an instrument for playing music on; and over her head doves were flying.
Chaucer for Children | Mrs. H. R. HaweisAn instrument similar to the dulcimer was the citole, the chief difference being that the strings were plucked with the fingers.
How Music Developed | W. J. HendersonAdd the principle of stopping the strings with the fingers of the left hand, and the citole becomes the zither.
How Music Developed | W. J. HendersonMr Galpin places the citole in the same class as the gittern.
Springtime and Other Essays | Francis DarwinGlad I am to see that you have your citole slung to your back.
Sir Nigel | Arthur Conan Doyle
British Dictionary definitions for citole
/ (ˈsɪtəʊl, sɪˈtəʊl) /
a rare word for cittern
Origin of citole
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