Meaning Of The Word Psaltery
What's the definition of Psaltery? Find Psaltery meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.
Psaltery Meaning
| Psaltery Definition |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Psaltery?
psaltery in American English
a stringed instrument of the zither family, popular esp. in 12th-15th cent. Europe, having a modified trapezoidal body and a variable number of strings plucked with the fingers of both hands or a pair of quills noun: an ancient musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings which are plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum psaltery in British English noun: an ancient stringed instrument similar to the lyre, but having a trapezoidal sounding board over which the strings are stretched |
More Definitions
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Definitions Of The Day
- Branch water ‐ water from a small stream or brook; noun: water…
- Cretism ‐ noun: a lie or…
- Dual number ‐ a grammatical number category referring to exactly…
- Unwinnowed ‐ adjective: (of grain, corn, etc) not winnowed…
- Lynn Regis ‐ noun; noun: a market town in E England, in Norfolk…
- Lift off ‐ phrasal verb: When an aircraft or rocket lifts…
- Cannibally ‐ adverb: in the manner of…
- Braced arch ‐ noun: an arch of steel, timber, etc., having a…
- Donah ‐ noun: a woman
- Colouring book ‐ countable noun: A colouring book is a book of…