dulcimer

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dulcimer Appalachian dulcimer hammer dulcimer

Main Entry: dul·ci·mer
Pronunciation: 'd&l-s&-m&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English dowcemere, from Middle French doulcemer, from Old Italian dolcimelo, from dolce sweet, from Latin dulcis
1 : a stringed instrument of trapezoidal shape played with light hammers held in the hands
2 or dul·ci·more /-"mor/ : an American folk instrument with three or four strings stretched over an elongate fretted sound box that is held on the lap and played by plucking or strumming