Middle English Dictionary Entry
plectrum n.
Entry Info
| Forms | plectrum n. |
| Etymology | L |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
An instrument for tightening the strings of a harp.
Associated quotations
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)334b/b : Þe more druye þe strynges beþ y-streyned, þe more þey sownen, and the wreyste hatte plectrum.