sitar
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
Origin of sitar
1Other words from sitar
- si·tar·ist, noun
Words Nearby sitar
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How to use sitar in a sentence
First up, he got interested in Indian music and took lessons on sitar from Ravi Shankar.
What It Was Like to Watch the Beatles Become the Beatles—Nik Cohn Remembers | Nik Cohn | February 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPaul McCartney wrote a few sentimental ballads, Harrison learned sitar.
What It Was Like to Watch the Beatles Become the Beatles—Nik Cohn Remembers | Nik Cohn | February 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLegendary Lovers” has her cooing at her man over sitar backing to “say my name like a scripture.
‘Prism’ Review: Katy Perry Perfects the Pop Blockbuster | Kevin Fallon | October 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMotee sang again; but the accompaniment was wild and irregular, and the Khan at last threw down the sitar.
Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows Taylorsitar placed the two girls side by side and drew off to survey her work.
The Skylark of Space | Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby
Returning to the others, they found Dorothy and sitar deep in conversation.
The Skylark of Space | Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins GarbyShe took the light silver-studded sitar and began a song of the great hero Rajah Rasalu.
Life's Handicap | Rudyard KiplingBlanche brought her sitar and handed it to Chaudoreille, who raised his eyes to Heaven and heaved a big sigh as he took it.
The Barber of Paris | Charles Paul de Kock
British Dictionary definitions for sitar
/ (sɪˈtɑː, ˈsɪtɑː) /
a stringed musical instrument, esp of India, having a long neck, a rounded body, and movable frets. The main strings, three to seven in number, overlie other sympathetic strings, the tuning depending on the raga being performed
Origin of sitar
1Derived forms of sitar
- sitarist, noun
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