citole
- noun
- Archaic
- The museum displayed a rare citole from the 14th century, showing intricate carvings on its body.
Examples
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During the performance, the musician played a replica citole, filling the hall with its distinct sound.
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She studied the ways musicians tuned and played the citole in the Middle Ages.
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The citole was a popular instrument in medieval music.
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Many musicians played the citole during the Renaissance.
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The museum displayed a rare citole from the 14th century, showing intricate carvings on its body.
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During the performance, the musician played a replica citole, filling the hall with its distinct sound.
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She studied the ways musicians tuned and played the citole in the Middle Ages.
Synonyms
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A small string instrument like a guitar that you play by plucking the strings
A small old instrument with strings like an early guitar
A small 16th-century stringed instrument like a guitar with a pear-shaped body and metal strings
An old 16th-century string instrument like a guitar with a pear-shaped body and wire strings
An old Spanish instrument like a small guitar played by plucking
Surface Forms
Etymology
Citole comes from the old word cithara, which meant 'string instrument' and is the same root as zither and cittern. So, a citole is easy to remember as a medieval 'guitar' — a pear-shaped instrument with strings that musicians played in the Middle Ages.