Noun: dulcimer dúl-si-mu(r)
- A trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers
"She played a traditional folk tune on the dulcimer"
- A stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings
"The Appalachian musician strummed a melody on his dulcimer"
Derived forms: dulcimers
Type of: cither, stringed instrument, zither, zithern
Encyclopedia: Dulcimer