Plectrum

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Plectrum \Plec"trum\, n.; pl. L. {Plectra}, E. Plectrums . [L.,
     fr. Gr. ? anything to strike with, fr.? to strike.]
     A small instrument of ivory, wood, metal, or quill, used in
     playing upon the lyre and other stringed instruments.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  plectrum
       n : a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to
           pluck a stringed instrument [syn: {pick}, {plectron}]