(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:03:46

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.

 

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