| has gloss | (noun) a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound
stringed instrument |
| lexicalization | eng: stringed instrument |
| subclass of | (noun) any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
instrument, musical instrument |
| has subclass | (noun) a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body
banjo |
| has subclass | (noun) stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the strings played superlatively well"
string, bowed stringed instrument |
| has subclass | (noun) a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers
chordophone |
| has subclass | (noun) an early stringed instrument like a piano but with more delicate sound
clavichord |
| has subclass | (noun) a stringed instrument that has a keyboard
Klavier, clavier |
| has subclass | (noun) a stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings
dulcimer |
| has subclass | (noun) a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking
guitar |
| has subclass | (noun) Japanese stringed instrument that resembles a zither; has a rectangular wooden sounding board and usually 13 silk strings that are plucked with the fingers
koto |
| has subclass | (noun) a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
forte-piano, pianoforte, piano |
| has subclass | (noun) an ancient stringed instrument similar to the lyre or zither but having a trapezoidal sounding board under the strings
psaltery |
| has subclass | (noun) a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum
shamisen, samisen |
| has subclass | (noun) 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
sitar |
| has subclass | (noun) a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers
cither, zither, zithern |