Meaning of crwth | Babel Free
kɹuθDefinitions
An archaic stringed instrument associated particularly with Wales, though once played widely in Europe, and characterized by a vaulted back and enough space for the player to stop each of the six strings on the fingerboard. Played variously by plucking or bowing.
Equivalents
Examples
“We find⟳ in one period crwths, with the strings twanged with the right hand, and stopped above with the left, being held as we hold⟳ a violoncello to-day, but being small, on the lap.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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