lyre
n. ancient Greek harp-like instrument | ||||
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Lyre Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Lyre
(n.)
One of the constellations; Lyra. See Lyra.
(n.)
A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry.
(n.)
One of the constellations; Lyra. See Lyra.
(n.)
A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry.
| WordNet 2.0 |
lyre
Noun
1. a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment
(hypernym) harp
(hyponym) trigon
Noun
1. a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment
(hypernym) harp
(hyponym) trigon
| The Devil's Dictionary |
LYRE
Lyre, (n.)
An ancient instrument of torture. The word is now used in a figurative sense to denote the poetic faculty, as in the following fiery lines of our great poet, Ella Wheeler Wilcox:
I sit astride Parnassus with my lyre,
And pick with care the disobedient wire.
That stupid shepherd lolling on his crook
With deaf attention scarcely deigns to look.
I bide my time, and it shall come at length,
When, with a Titan's energy and strength,
I'll grab a fistful of the strings, and O,
The word shall suffer when I let them go!
Farquharson Harris
Lyre, (n.)
An ancient instrument of torture. The word is now used in a figurative sense to denote the poetic faculty, as in the following fiery lines of our great poet, Ella Wheeler Wilcox:
I sit astride Parnassus with my lyre,
And pick with care the disobedient wire.
That stupid shepherd lolling on his crook
With deaf attention scarcely deigns to look.
I bide my time, and it shall come at length,
When, with a Titan's energy and strength,
I'll grab a fistful of the strings, and O,
The word shall suffer when I let them go!
Farquharson Harris
| Anagram |
lyre
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| hEnglish - advanced version |
lyre
lyre
\lyre\ (?), n. [oe. lire, of. lyre, l. lyra, gr. &?;. cf. lyra.]
1. (mus.) a stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry.
note: the lyre was the peculiar instrument of apollo, the tutelary god of music and poetry. it gave name to the species of verse called lyric, to which it originally furnished an accompaniment
2. (astron.) one of the constellations; lyra. see lyra.
lyre
bat (zo?l.), a small bat (megaderma lyra), inhabiting india and ceylon. it is remarkable for the enormous size and curious shape of the nose membrane and ears.
lyre
turtle (zo?l.), the leatherback.
similar words(8)
aeolian lyre
lyre snake
lyre turtle
lyre-tail
aeligolian lyre
lyre bat
lyre bird
lyre pheasant
lyre
\lyre\ (?), n. [oe. lire, of. lyre, l. lyra, gr. &?;. cf. lyra.]
1. (mus.) a stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry.
note: the lyre was the peculiar instrument of apollo, the tutelary god of music and poetry. it gave name to the species of verse called lyric, to which it originally furnished an accompaniment
2. (astron.) one of the constellations; lyra. see lyra.
lyre
bat (zo?l.), a small bat (megaderma lyra), inhabiting india and ceylon. it is remarkable for the enormous size and curious shape of the nose membrane and ears.
lyre
turtle (zo?l.), the leatherback.
similar words(8)
aeolian lyre
lyre snake
lyre turtle
lyre-tail
aeligolian lyre
lyre bat
lyre bird
lyre pheasant
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lyre
One of the most ancient of stringed instruments of the harp class.
One of the most ancient of stringed instruments of the harp class.
| Dream Dictionary |
Lyre
To dream of listening to the music of a lyre, foretells chaste pleasures and congenial companionship. Business will run smoothly.
For a young woman to dream of playing on one, denotes that she will enjoy the undivided affection of a worthy man.
To dream of listening to the music of a lyre, foretells chaste pleasures and congenial companionship. Business will run smoothly.
For a young woman to dream of playing on one, denotes that she will enjoy the undivided affection of a worthy man.
Lyre Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Lyre
A stringed instrument used as design on Empire pieces.
A stringed instrument used as design on Empire pieces.
Lyre Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Lyre
The lyre is a stringed musical instrument well known for its use in Classical Antiquity and later. The recitations of the Ancient Greeks were accompanied by lyre playing. The lyre of Classical Antiquity was ordinarily played by being strummed with a plectrum, like a guitar or a zither, rather than being plucked, like a harp. The fingers of the free hand silenced the unwanted strings in the chord.
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