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Webster 1913 Edition


Plectrum

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Plec′trum

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Noun.
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pl. L.
Plectra
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, E. Plectrums
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[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK] anything to strike with, fr.[GREEK] to strike.]
A small instrument of ivory, wood, metal, or quill, used in playing upon the lyre and other stringed instruments.