Gittern (Noun)
Meaning
A 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The minstrel strummed a lively tune on his gittern as he danced through the village square.
- In the 16th century, the gittern was a popular instrument among traveling musicians and troubadours.
- The gittern's wire strings produced a bright, crisp sound that cut through the noise of the crowded tavern.
- As a young apprentice, Thomas spent hours practicing on his master's gittern, learning the intricacies of Renaissance music.
- The gittern's pear-shaped soundbox was beautifully inlaid with intricate patterns of mother-of-pearl and ebony.