stringed instrument

noun

1. a musical instrument having strings as the medium of sound production, played with the fingers or with a plectrum or a bow:

   The guitar, the harp, and the violin are stringed instruments.

stringed instrument

noun

1. any musical instrument in which sound is produced by the vibration of a string across a soundboard or soundbox Also calledchordophone

Example Sentences

As she experiments between strumming up and down, the forceful strike gives the stringed instrument a more percussive feel.

From Los Angeles Times

You wouldn't think about recovering drug addicts making stringed instruments in Appalachia.

From Salon

Other works going under the hammer include the Landscape Sculpture, which looks like a stringed instrument, the brass sculpture Maquette For Winged Figure, and an oil and pencil work called Atlantic Form, Blue.

From BBC

To that end, he has loaned musicians nine stringed instruments that he purchased — seven violins, one viola and one cello — by Italian master luthiers dating from 1686-1835.

From Seattle Times

The warm mahogany tones of the stringed instruments, that classic brass glow, made for a really nice color palette.

From Los Angeles Times