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Webster 1913 Edition

Psaltery

Psal′ter-y

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Psalteries
(#)
.
[OE.
sautrie
, OF.
psalterie
, F.
psaltérion
, L.
psalterium
psaltery, psalter, from Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK]. See
Psalm
,
Psalter
.]
A stringed instrument of music used by the Hebrews, the form of which is not known.
Praise the Lord with harp; sing unto him with the
psaltery
and an instrument of ten strings.
Ps. xxxiii. 2.

Webster 1828 Edition

Psaltery

PSAL'TERY

,
Noun.
[Gr.] An instrument of music used by the Hebrews,the form of which is not now known. That which is now used is a flat instrument in form of a trapezium or triangle truncated at the top, strung with thirteen chords of wire, mounted on two bridges at the sides, and struck with a plectrum or crooked stick.
Praise the Lord with harp; sing to him with the psaltery, and an instrument of ten strings. Ps.33.

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