cithern | (noun) a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings | Synonyms: cither, citole, cittern, gittern |
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northern | (adjective) situated in regions of the north | - |
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(adjective) in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line | - |
(adjective) coming from the north; used especially of wind | Synonyms: northerly |
(adjective) oriented toward the north | Synonyms: northerly |
southern | (adjective) situated in or coming from regions of the south | - |
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(adjective) in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line | - |
(adjective) from the south; used especially of wind | Synonyms: southerly |
(adjective) situated in or oriented toward the south | Synonyms: southerly |
zithern | (noun) a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers | Synonyms: cither, zither |
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