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psaltery

/ˈsɔl.tə.ɹi/

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What does psaltery mean?

noun

  1. A zither-like musical instrument consisting of a soundboard with multiple strings, played by plucking the strings with the fingers or a plectrum.

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/ˈsɔl.tə.ɹi/

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/ˈsɑl.tə.ɹi/
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According to the memorable saying of Themistocles, One man can play upon a psaltery or harp, and another can by political skill and ingenuity convert a town of small account, weak and insignificant, into a city noble, magnificent and great.
William GodwinThoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the AuthorProject Gutenberg ebook #743
In the same sense, the Prophets that came down from the High place (or Hill of God) with a Psaltery, and a Tabret, and a Pipe, and a Harp (1 Sam.
Thomas HobbesLeviathanProject Gutenberg ebook #3207
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Not only singers, but the modern equivalent of psaltery and tabret and cymbals, all have their place in Dr. Conwell’s scheme of church service; for there may be a piano, and there may even be a trombone, and there is a great organ to help the voices, and at times there are chiming bells.
Russell H. ConwellAcres of Diamonds: Our Every-day OpportunitiesProject Gutenberg ebook #368