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plectrum
[ plek-truhm ]
noun
, plural plec·tra [plek, -tr, uh], plec·trums.
- a small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.
- Anatomy, Zoology. an anatomical part resembling a plectrum in shape.
plectrum
/ ˈplɛktrəm /
noun
- any implement for plucking a string, such as a small piece of plastic, wood, etc, used to strum a guitar, or the quill that plucks the string of a harpsichord
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Word History and Origins
Origin of plectrum1
1620–30; < Latin plēctrum < Greek plêktron
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Word History and Origins
Origin of plectrum1
C17: from Latin plēctrum quill, plectrum, from Greek plektron, from plessein to strike
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Example Sentences
Plectrum, plek′trum, n. the quill or other form of instrument by which the strings of the Greek lyre were struck.
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The instrument here introduced is the cittern, played with or without a plectrum or quill.
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It is ornamented in ebony and ivory, and has a plectrum guard inserted in the belly, as in a modern mandoline.
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Mandolines are partly strung with wire, and are played with a plectrum, indispensable for metal or short strings.
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He plays as he walks, using both hands, a plectrum being in the right.
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