English-Thai Dictionary

dulcimer

N เครื่องดนตรี ชนิด เครื่องสาย ของ ชาวตะวันตก  krueang-don-tri-cha-nid-krueang-sai-khong-chao-ta-wan-tok

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DULCIMER

n.An instrument of music played by striking brass wires with little sticks. Daniel 3:5.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DULCIMER

Dul "ci *mer, n. Etym: [It. dolcemele,r Sp. dulcemele, fr. L. dulcis sweet + melos song, melody, Gr. doulcemele. See Dulcet, and Melody. ] (Mus. ) (a ) An instrument, having stretched metallic wires which are beaten with two light hammers held in the hands of the performer. (b ) An ancient musical instrument in use among the Jews. Dan. iii. 5. It is supposed to be the same with the psaltery.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

dulcimer

dul ci mer |ˈdəlsəmər ˈdəlsəmər | ▶noun (also hammered dulcimer ) a musical instrument with a sounding board or box, typically trapezoidal in shape, over which strings of graduated length are stretched, played by being struck with handheld hammers. • (Appalachian dulcimer ) a musical instrument with a long rounded body and a fretted fingerboard, played by bowing, plucking, and strumming. Also called mountain dulcimer. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Old French doulcemer, probably from Latin dulce melos ‘sweet melody. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

dulcimer

dulcimer |ˈdʌlsɪmə | ▶noun a musical instrument with a sounding board or box, typically trapezoid in shape, over which strings of graduated length are stretched, played by plucking or especially by being struck with handheld hammers. The term hammered dulcimer is sometimes used, especially in the US, to distinguish these from plucked instruments such as the Appalachian dulcimer. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Old French doulcemer, probably from Latin dulce melos ‘sweet melody ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Dulcimer

Dul ci mer Substantiv, feminin , die |ˈdʌlsimə (r )|die Dulcimer; Genitiv: der Dulcimer, Plural: die Dulcimers englisch englische Bezeichnung für Hackbrett; mit Klöppeln zu schlagendes Saiteninstrument

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

dulcimer

dul ci mer /dʌ́lsɪmə r /名詞 C 〘楽 〙ダルシマー 〘a 弦を軽いハンマーで打つ楽器.b ギターに似た米国の民族楽器 〙.