Cittern
Pronunciation : Cit"tern
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L.cithara, Gr. Cithara, Gittern.] (Mus.)
Definition : Defn: An instrument shaped like a lute, but strung with wire and played with a quill or plectrum. [Written also cithern.] Shak.
Note: Not to be confounded with zither.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913