'cither' definitions:

Definition of 'cither'

From: WordNet
noun
A musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers [syn: zither, cither, zithern]
noun
A 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings [syn: cittern, cithern, cither, citole, gittern]

Definition of 'cither'

From: GCIDE
  • cither \cither\ n. a musical instrument resembling a harp with strings stretch over a flat sounding box; the zither. It is played with a plectrum and with fingers.
  • Syn: zither, zithern. [WordNet 1.5]