cither

2 definitions found

cither - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

cither - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

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