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Traditional English :: psalter
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psaltery.html - n. 1 a the Book of Psalms. b a version of this (the English Psalter; Prayer-Book Psalter). 2 a copy of the Psalms, esp. for liturgical use. [ME f. AF sauter, OF sautier, & OE (p)saltere f. LL psalterium f. Gk psalterion stringed instrument (psallo pluck), in eccl.L Book of Psalms] |
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Traditional English :: psalterium
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psaltery.html - n. the third stomach of a ruminant, the omasum. [L (see PSALTER ): named from its booklike form] |
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Traditional English :: psaltery
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psaltery.html - n. (pl. -ies) an ancient and medieval instrument like a dulcimer but played by plucking the strings with the fingers or a plectrum. [ME f. OF sauterie etc. f. L (as PSALTER)] |
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Traditional English :: psalter
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psaltery.html - n. 1 a the Book of Psalms. b a version of this (the English Psalter; Prayer-Book Psalter). 2 a copy of the Psalms, esp. for liturgical use. [ME f. AF sauter, OF sautier, & OE (p)saltere f. LL psalterium f. Gk psalterion stringed instrument (psallo pluck), in eccl.L Book of Psalms] |
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Traditional English :: psalterium
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psaltery.html - n. the third stomach of a ruminant, the omasum. [L (see PSALTER ): named from its booklike form] |
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Traditional English :: psaltery
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psaltery.html - n. (pl. -ies) an ancient and medieval instrument like a dulcimer but played by plucking the strings with the fingers or a plectrum. [ME f. OF sauterie etc. f. L (as PSALTER)] |
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