Plectrum
WordNet

noun


(1)   A small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
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Etymology


From , from πλήκτρον “anything to strike with, an instrument for striking the lyre, a spear point”, from πλήσσειν “to strike, to smite, to sting”.

Noun



  1. A small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.
  2. An anatomical part resembling a plectrum in shape.
 
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