- dulcimore
- noun see dulcimer 2
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
dulcimore
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dulcimore — dul·ci·more … English syllables
dulcimore — noun see dulcimer 2 … Useful english dictionary
dulcimer — noun Etymology: Middle English dowcemere, from Middle French doulcemer, from Old Italian dolcimelo, from dolce sweet, from Latin dulcis Date: 15th century 1. a stringed instrument of trapezoidal shape played with light hammers held in the hands 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
dulcimer — [dul′səmôr΄dul′sə mər] n. [ME doucemer < OFr doulcemer < Sp dulcemele < L dulce melos < dulce, neut. of dulcis, sweet (see DULCET) + melos < Gr, a song, strain] 1. a zither having a usually trapezoidal shape and a number of metal… … English World dictionary
