Found 2 items, similar to dulcimer.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: dulcimer dulcimer n 1: a stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings 2: a trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers
English → English (gcide) Definition: Dulcimer Dulcimer \Dul"ci*mer\, n. [It. dolcemele,r Sp. dulcemele, fr. L. dulcis sweet + melos song, melody, Gr. ?; cf. OF. doulcemele. See Dulcet, and Melody.] (Mus.) (a) An instrument, having stretched metallic wires which are beaten with two light hammers held in the hands of the performer. (b) An ancient musical instrument in use among the Jews. --Dan. iii. 5. It is supposed to be the same with the psaltery. [1913 Webster]