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Plectron

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pickverbA tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
plectrumnoun(music) A small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.

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plectrumnoun(music) A small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.
picknounA tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
plectrenoun(obsolete, music) Synonym of plectrum.
guitar picknoun(music) A small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.
quillnounA pen made from a feather.
cithernounAlternative form of cittern. [A stringed instrument (chordophone), played with a plectrum (a pick), and most commonly possessing four wire strings and chromatic frets, which is a precursor to the modern day guitar.]
tiplenoun(music) Any of several kinds of small, plucked stringed-instrument of the guitar family, used in the traditional musics of Spain and various Latin American nations.
psalterynoun(music) A zither-like musical instrument consisting of a soundboard with multiple strings, played by plucking the strings with the fingers or a plectrum.
guitarnoun(music) A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick).
cithrennounAlternative form of cittern. [A stringed instrument (chordophone), played with a plectrum (a pick), and most commonly possessing four wire strings and chromatic frets, which is a precursor to the modern day guitar.]
psaltrynounAlternative spelling of psaltery. [(music) A zither-like musical instrument consisting of a soundboard with multiple strings, played by plucking the strings with the fingers or a plectrum.]
cithernnounArchaic form of cittern. [A stringed instrument (chordophone), played with a plectrum (a pick), and most commonly possessing four wire strings and chromatic frets, which is a precursor to the modern day guitar.]
fingerpicknounA type of plectrum that clips on to, or wraps around the end of the fingers and thumb.
citternnounA stringed instrument (chordophone), played with a plectrum (a pick), and most commonly possessing four wire strings and chromatic frets, which is a precursor to the modern day guitar.
guitarlelenounAlternative form of guitalele. [(music) A musical instrument that is a hybrid between a small guitar and a ukulele.]
polyphantnoun(music, historical) An old musical instrument, resembling a lute, but strung with wire.
fretnounAgitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or some other cause; a rippling on the surface of water.
downpicknoun(music) A downward stroke with a plectrum on a stringed instrument; downstroke.
plexinoun(informal) A Plexiglas guitar.
stringnoun(countable, uncountable) A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.

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  • theplectron
  • aplectron

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  • plectron.

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