n.
Pronunciation: ' d ə l-s ə -m ə r
Function: 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 or dul · ci · more \ - ˌ mo ̇ r \ : an American folk instrument with three or four strings stretched over an elongate fretted sound box that is held on the lap and played by plucking or strumming