Look up: psaltery


  1. psaltery
    [n] - an ancient stringed instrument similar to the lyre or zither but having a trapezoidal sounding board under the strings
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=psaltery

  2. Psaltery
    Psal'ter·y noun ; plural Psalteries . [ Middle English sautrie , Old French psalterie , French psaltérion , Latin psalterium psaltery, psalter, from Greek ..., from .... See Psalm , Psalter .]...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/186

  3. psaltery
    noun an ancient stringed instrument similar to the lyre or zither but having a trapezoidal sounding board under the strings
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=psaltery

  4. Psaltery
    • (n.) A stringed instrument of music used by the Hebrews, the form of which is not known.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/psaltery/

  5. psaltery
    (from Greek psaltrion: `harp`), musical instrument having plucked strings of gut, horsehair, or metal stretched across a flat soundboard, often ... [1 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/126

  6. Psaltery
    The psaltery was an ancient musical instrument of a type used by the Jews, the Greeks and in mediaeval Europe, consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings which were plucked with the fingers or a plectrum. Its form and character vary in different countries and periods. The psaltery might...
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/VP.HTM

  7. Psaltery
    A psaltery is a stringed musical instrument of the harp or the zither family. The psaltery of Ancient Greece (Epigonion) dates from at least 2800 BC, and was a harp-like instrument. The word psaltery derives from the Ancient Greek ψαλτήριον (psaltērion), "stringed instrument, psaltery, ha...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psaltery

  8. psaltery
    psaltery (sôl'turē, –trē) , stringed musical instrument. It has a flat soundboard over which a variable number of strings are stretched. Its origin was in the Middle East, and it is referred to in the Bible. It appeared in Europe in the 12th cent. and flourished until the...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0840373.html

  9. Psaltery
    box zither; raised wooden board or box with soundholes, with strings stretched parallel to the soundboard and attached at either side by wooden pegs or metal pins; usually plucked.
    Found op http://www.hobgoblin-usa.com/info/glossary.htm

  10. psaltery
    1) Dulcimer's kin 2) Stringed instrument
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/psaltery/1

Tip: double click on a word to show its meaning.

No exact matches found.

Search

Typ a word and hit `Search`.
Tools
Conjugate
Synonyms
Google

Recent searches

The most recent searches on Encyclo. Between brackets you will find the number of results and number of related results.
Mark W. Smith (1)
Aztec Lady (1)
Irgachefe (1)
WCEC (1)
Julian Ahmataj (1)
Bantering (4)
Malik Pur (2)
atrioventricular inter (3)
Teutonic deity (2)
afaic (3)
Ezekiel Polk (1)
John Stansel Taylor (1)
physiotherapeutic (5)
Old Roach, Colorado (1)
express warranty (2)
Monterissa gowerensis (1)
Honda K engine (1)
Huan N Alvares (1)
William Coombe (1)
Addendum (19)
Wheeling High School (2)
Juan Carlos Navarro (2)
Salsa Ballers FC (1)
Roscoe Shelton (1)
© Encyclo MMXII | Contact | Privacy