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Plectra

Scope note

Devices made of some stiff material, such as wood, metal, bone, ivory, shell, or quill, used for plucking the strings of a musical instrument; they may be held in the hand, worn around a finger, or form part of the action of certain keyboard instruments such as harpsichords.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300042628

Broader Terms used

<chordophone components>

Narrower Terms used

plectrum

Equivalent Terms used

plectrum

Created

13yrs ago

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