Cither

2 definitions found

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

  cither \cither\ n.
     a musical instrument resembling a harp with strings stretch
     over a flat sounding box; the {zither}. It is played with a
     plectrum and with fingers.
  
     Syn: zither, zithern.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cither
       n 1: a musical stringed instrument with strings stretch over a
            flat sounding box; it is laid flat and played with a
            plectrum and with fingers [syn: {zither}, {zithern}]
       2: a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a
          pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings [syn: {cittern}, {cithern},
           {citole}, {gittern}]