Psal"ter*y (?), n.; pl. Psalteries (#). [OE. sautrie, OF. psalterie, F. psalt'erion, L. psalterium psaltery, psalter, from Gr. , fr. . See Psalm, Psalter.]
A stringed instrument of music used by the Hebrews, the form of which is not known.
Praise the Lord with harp; sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.
Ps. xxxiii. 2.
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