Sistrum

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

  Sistrum \Sis"trum\, [L., fr. Gr. ???, from ??? to shake.] (Mus.)
     An instrument consisting of a thin metal frame, through which
     passed a number of metal rods, and furnished with a handle by
     which it was shaken and made to rattle. It was peculiarly
     Egyptian, and used especially in the worship of Isis. It is
     still used in Nubia.


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