Lexic.us

Definition of Cymbal

1. Noun. A percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk; makes a loud crashing sound when hit with a drumstick or when two are struck together.

Definition of Cymbal

1. n. A musical instrument used by the ancients. It is supposed to have been similar to the modern kettle drum, though perhaps smaller.

Definition of Cymbal

1. Noun. (musical instruments) a concave plate of brass or bronze that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like. ¹

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Definition of Cymbal

1. a percussion instrument [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cymbal

Literary usage of Cymbal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sermons on Several Occasions by John Wesley (1836)
"Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not chanty, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. " And though 1 bestow all my ..."

2. Herodotus by Herodotus (1812)
"... he performed all the particulars of the abovementioned ceremonies, having a number of small statues fastened about him "6, with a cymbal in his hand. ..."

3. The Friends' Library: Comprising Journals, Doctrinal Treatises, & Other by William Evans, Thomas Evans, Edith R. Hall (1848)
"... Christian spirit, and that every plausible appearance which is defective in this ground, is so far no better than sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. ..."

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