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noun • a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument | ||||||||
| 41% | 6 | Instrument played by plucking strings | ||||||
noun • a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers • a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings | ||||||||
| 41% | 11 | Part of a musical instrument used for stopping or plucking the strings | ||||||
noun • a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger • a bank of keys on a musical instrument • a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers | ||||||||
Device For Plucking Strings Of An Instrument Crossword Clue
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PLECTRUM which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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PLECTRUM
Updated: October 13, 2023
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