Definitions
a trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers
Word origin
From Old French doulcemelle, probably from Latin dulce melos (“sweet song”), from Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “melody, song”).
Used in a sentence
“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.”
“Accompanying himself with his dulcimer, a plectrum instrument of his own handicraft, Niles harks back to the balladeers of old.”
“Played traditionally, the dulcimer sounds delightful with drones acenting the melody you are playing.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Stringed zither”8 letters
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