citole

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

citole
    n 1: a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with
         a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings [syn: {cittern},
         {cithern}, {cither}, {citole}, {gittern}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Citole \Cit"ole\, n. [OF. citole, fr. L. cithara. {See
   Cittern}.] (Mus.)
   A musical instrument; a kind of dulcimer. [Obs.]
   [1913 Webster]

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