Plectrum (Noun)
Meaning
A small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- She picked up the plectrum and began to strum the chords on her electric guitar.
- The ancient Greeks used a plectrum made of tortoiseshell to play the kithara.
- To play a flamenco rhythm on the guitar, one typically uses a sturdy metal plectrum.
- His thumb kept strumming with the worn plastic plectrum that he'd had for years.
- Carefully shaping the piece of ivory, he created a beautifully balanced plectrum for his classical guitar.