Definitions for dulcimer
ˈdʌl sə mərdul·cimer

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dulcimernoun

   a stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings

2. dulcimernoun

   a trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dulcimernoun

   A stringed instrument, with strings stretched across a sounding board, usually trapezoidal. It's played on the lap or horizontally on a table. Some have their own legs. These musical instruments are played by plucking on the strings (traditionally with a quill) or by tapping on them (in the case of the hammer dulcimers).

   The two classes of dulcimer are the "Mountain" or "Appalacian" dulcimer (plucked and played with a quill, usually a goose quill) and the hammer dulcimer (played by tapping on the strings with small "hammers"). See also: zither

2. Etymology: From doulcemelle, probably from dulce melos, from μέλος.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dulcimernoun

   Etymology: dolcimello, Skinner.

   A musical instrument played by striking the brass wires with little sticks.

   Ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick. Dan. iii. 5.

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1. dulcimer

   A dulcimer is a type of stringed musical instrument, which is played by striking or plucking the strings with hammers or fingers. It has a distinctive trapezoidal shape and the strings are usually arranged in multiple courses to produce a richer sound. It's particularly associated with traditional and folk music, particularly in the Appalachian region of the United States.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dulcimernoun

   an instrument, having stretched metallic wires which are beaten with two light hammers held in the hands of the performer

2. Dulcimernoun

   an ancient musical instrument in use among the Jews. Dan. iii. 5. It is supposed to be the same with the psaltery

3. Etymology: [It. dolcemele,r Sp. dulcemele, fr. L. dulcis sweet + melos song, melody, Gr. ; cf. OF. doulcemele. See Dulcet, and Melody.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dulcimer

   dul′si-mėr, n. a musical instrument resembling a flat box, with sounding-board and bridges, across which run wires tuned by pegs at the sides, and played on by striking the wires with a small piece of wood in each hand, or more usually with two cork-headed hammers: a Jewish musical instrument, according to Gesenius, a double pipe with a bag. [Sp. dulcemele—L. dulce melos, a sweet song—dulcis, sweet; melos = Gr. melos, a song.]

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1. • Stringed Instrument
   • Zither

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dulcimer in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dulcimer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of dulcimer in a Sentence

1. Elizabeth Barrett Browning:

   Experience, like a pale musician, holds a dulcimer of patience in his hand.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dulcimer
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dulcimer
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dulcimer
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dulcimer
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=dulcimer