Definition of Cymbals

1. Noun. (plural of cymbal) ¹

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Definition of Cymbals

1. cymbal [n] - See also: cymbal

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cymbals

cymba conchae
cymbal
cymbaleer
cymbaleers
cymbaler
cymbalers
cymbaling
cymbalist
cymbalists
cymbalo
cymbalom
cymbaloms
cymbalon
cymbalons
cymbalos
cymbals (current term)
cymbid
cymbidia
cymbidium
cymbidiums
cymbiform
cymbling
cymblings
cymbocephalic
cymbocephaly
cyme
cymene
cymenes
cymenol
cymenols

Literary usage of Cymbals

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

1. Old English Instruments of Music: Their History and Character by Francis William Galpin (1911)
"But to the Parthians, the Persians and the Arabians the cymbals were something more than mere aids to religious fervour or adornments of posturing maidens ..."

2. A Popular Account of the Ancient Egyptians by John Gardner Wilkinson (1854)
"They had also cymbals, and cylindrical maces (crotalo,, or clappers), two of which were struck together, and probably emitted a sharp metallic sound. ..."

3. Music and Musicians by Albert Lavignac (1903)
"rhythmic effects, where it is frequently associated with the cymbals, the same player ... cymbals Are often employed simultaneously with the bass drum. ..."

4. Manners and customs of the ancient Egyptians: Including Their Private Life by John Gardner Wilkinson (1837)
"The cymbals of modern Egypt are chiefly used by the attendants of sheikhs' tombs, who travel through the country at certain periods of the year, ..."

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