‖n.; pl. L. Plectra E. Plectrums [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_; anything to strike with, fr.&unr_; to strike. ] A small instrument of ivory, wood, metal, or quill, used in playing upon the lyre and other stringed instruments. [ 1913 Webster ]
[古琴, gǔ qínㄍㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ] guqin, a long zither with 5 or 7 strings, plucked with a plectrum; the ancestor of the long zither family, dating back to pre-classical times (playing it was an essential accomplishment of a Confucian gentleman)#31516