plectrum Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
    plectron; pick.

WordNet

Plec"trum noun
Etymology
L., fr. Gr. anything to strike with, fr. to strike.
Wordforms
plural L Plectra E Plectrums
Definitions
  1. A small instrument of ivory, wood, metal, or quill, used in playing upon the lyre and other stringed instruments.

Webster 1913