zither
/ˈzɪðər/
noun
- A musical instrument with many strings stretched across a flat, shallow box, played by plucking the strings with the fingers or a pick.
- The folk musician plucked the zither gently, filling the room with a soft, twanging melody.
- In the corner of the antique shop, an old zither sat with its strings slightly tarnished.
- She learned to play the zither from her grandmother, who brought it from Austria.