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noun 1. Also called hammered dulcimer , hammer dulcimer. a trapezoidal zither with metal strings that are struck with light hammers. 2. a modern folk instrument ...
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dul·ci·mer
(d l s-m r) n. 1. A narrow, often hourglass-shaped stringed instrument
having three or four strings and a fretted fingerboard, typically held
flat across ...
Dec
16, 2011 · A stringed instrument, with strings stretched across a
sounding board, usually trapezoidal. It's played on the lap or
horizontally on a table. Some have ...
Definition of DULCIMER.
1: a stringed instrument of trapezoidal shape played with light hammers
held in the hands . 2. or dul·ci·more \-ˌ m ȯ r\: an American ...
dulcimer
(musical instrument), stringed musical instrument, a version of the
psaltery in which the strings are beaten with small hammers rather than
plucked.
The word dulcimer
is believed to have originated centuries ago. It was derived, it is
thought, from the greek word "dulce" (which means sweet) and the latin
word ...
