citole
- noun
- Archaic
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citola
- 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
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
A small string instrument like a guitar that you play by plucking the strings
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.
