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plectrum |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Plectrum \Plec"trum\, n.; pl L. {Plectra}, E. Plectrums . [L., fr Gr ? anything to strike with fr.? to strike.] A small instrument of ivory, wood, metal, or quill, used in playing upon the lyre and other stringed instruments. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: plectrum n : a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument [syn: {pick}, {plectron}]
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