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sistrum |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sistrum \Sis"trum\, [L., fr Gr ???, from ??? to shake.] (Mus.) An instrument consisting of a thin metal frame, through which passed a number of metal rods, and furnished with a handle by which it was shaken and made to rattle. It was peculiarly Egyptian, and used especially in the worship of Isis. It is still used in Nubia.
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