cither

noun

1. a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers

Similar word(s): zither, zithern

Definition categories: man–made

2. a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings

Similar word(s): cithern, citole, cittern, gittern

Definition categories: man–made, guitar