Dulcimer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdʌl.sɪ.mɚ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dulcimer is a noun meaning A stringed instrument, with strings stretched across a sounding board, usually trapezoidal, played by plucking on the strings (traditionally with a quill) or by tapping on them (in the case of the hammer dulcimers).
Meaning
A stringed instrument, with strings stretched across a sounding board, usually trapezoidal, played by plucking on the strings (traditionally with a quill) or by tapping on them (in the case of the hammer dulcimers).
Example Sentences
Played traditionally, the dulcimer sounds delightful with drones acenting the melody you are playing.
Accompanying himself with his dulcimer, a plectrum instrument of his own handicraft, Niles harks back to the balladeers of old.
A damsel with a dulcimer / In a vision once I saw: / It was an Abyssinian maid / And on her dulcimer she played, / Singing of Mount Abora.
Word Forms
- dulcimers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dulcijo, dulcian, dulcimore, dulzian, dulciana, dolcian.
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