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   zither
         n 1: a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a
               flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a
               plectrum and with fingers [syn: {zither}, {cither},
               {zithern}]

English Dictionary: zither by the DICT Development Group
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Zedoary \Zed"o*a*ry\, n. [F. z[82]doaire, LL. zedoaria; cf. It.
      zedoaria, zettovario, Pg. zedoaria, Sp. zedoaria, cedoaria;
      all fr. Ar. & Per. zedw[?]r.] (Med.)
      A medicinal substance obtained in the East Indies, having a
      fragrant smell, and a warm, bitter, aromatic taste. It is
      used in medicine as a stimulant.
  
      Note: It is the rhizome of different species of {Curcuma},
               esp. {C. zedoaria}, and comes in short, firm pieces,
               externally of a wrinkled gray, ash-colored appearance,
               but within of a brownish red color. There are two
               kinds, round zedoary, and long zedoary.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Zither \Zith"er\, n. [G. zither. See {Cittern}.] (Mus.)
      An instrument of music used in Austria and Germany. It has
      from thirty to forty wires strung across a shallow
      sounding-board, which lies horizontally on a table before the
      performer, who uses both hands in playing on it.
  
      Note: [Not to be confounded with the old lute-shaped cittern,
               or cithern.]

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Zithri
      the Lord protects, a Levite, son of Uzziel (Ex. 6:22).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Zethar, he that examines or beholds
  

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Zithri, to hide; demolished
  
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