noun
- plural of cittern; stringed musical instruments similar to guitars, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries
Usage: historical
Examples
- The museum displayed several beautiful citterns from the Renaissance period.
- Medieval musicians often played citterns at court gatherings.
- The collection included citterns with intricate wooden inlays.
- Citterns were commonly used in folk music of the 1600s.
- She studied how to tune and play antique citterns.
- The luthier specialized in restoring old citterns and other period instruments.