citole

[ sit-ohl, si-tohl ]

noun

Origin of citole

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French <Latin cit(hara) kithara + Middle French -ole diminutive suffix

Words Nearby 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. Haweis
  • An 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. Henderson
  • Add the principle of stopping the strings with the fingers of the left hand, and the citole becomes the zither.

    How Music Developed | W. J. Henderson
  • Mr Galpin places the citole in the same class as the gittern.

  • Glad I am to see that you have your citole slung to your back.

    Sir Nigel | Arthur Conan Doyle

British Dictionary definitions for citole

citole

/ (ˈsɪtəʊl, sɪˈtəʊl) /


noun
  1. a rare word for cittern

Origin of citole

1
C14: from Old French, probably from Latin cithara cither

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