PSALTERY


Meaning of PSALTERY in English

/sawl"teuh ree/ , n. , pl. psalteries .

1. an ancient musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings which are plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum.

2. ( cap. ) the Psalter.

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Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .