citharae

noun

1. (form-of, plural)plural of cithara

   “At least, the mashrokitha, would stand between the citharae and the trumpets, with more propriety than sacrifice-basons.”

   “At last he gave a signal to the leader of the music, and at that signal the citharae began to sound lightly, and youthful voices accompanied.”

   “There are also similar elements in the citharae on the punch-dies of L and M: high sound-chest, short arms with thick base and tapering ends, the method of effecting the juncture between arms and uprights (compare particularly P63 of L with P67 and P69-70 of M).”