Gittern

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounA small, quill-plucked, gut-strung musical instrument, most commonly with three to four strings in doubles courses; it is a flat-backed predecessor of the guitar, and it originated around the 13th century, coming to Europe via Moorish Spain.

2.verbTo play on the gittern.

Synonyms

quintern ghittern guitar guittar gittar guitarron contraguitar glockenspiel classical guitar g-string lute guitar baroque guitar

Rhymes With

flittern cittern zittern

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