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Sitar   /sɪtˈɑr/   Listen
Sitar

noun
1.
A stringed instrument of India; has a long neck and movable frets; has 6 or 7 metal strings for playing and usually 13 resonating strings.



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"Sitar" Quotes from Famous Books



... western plains; Then stately elephants came next in line, With measured step and gently swaying gait, Covered with cloth of gold richly inwrought, Each bearing in a howdah gaily decked A fair competitor for beauty's prize, With merry comrades and some sober friend; The vina, bansuli, sitar and harp Filling the air with sweetest melody, While rippling laughter from each howdah rang, And sweetest odors, as from op'ning flowers, Breathed from their rich apparel as ...
— The Dawn and the Day • Henry Thayer Niles


Words linked to "Sitar" :   stringed instrument


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