Synonyms for cymbal
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sim-buh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪm bəl |
Définition of cymbal
Origin :- from Old English cimbal and from Old French cymbale (13c.), both from Latin cymbalum, from Greek kymbalon "a cymbal," from kymbe "bowl, drinking cup."
- As in gong : noun tocsin
- The cymbal of the Austrian gypsies is a stringed instrument, like the zitter.
- Extract from : « The Gypsies » by Charles G. Leland
- Formerly the girls would dance to the sound of song and cymbal.
- Extract from : « Expositor's Bible: The Song of Solomon » by Walter Adeney
- And now the trio was a trio of castanet smacks and cymbal claps.
- Extract from : « Sea and Sardinia » by D. H. Lawrence
- He worshipped the lofty, but it was with tabor and cymbal and high-sounding lute.
- Extract from : « The Sword of Damocles » by Anna Katharine Green
- The band opened with a terrifying clash of cymbal, and thump of drum.
- Extract from : « Cheerful--By Request » by Edna Ferber
- We shall then lay bare the mechanism which produces the sound, the cymbal.
- Extract from : « Social Life in the Insect World » by J. H. Fabre
- Gud nodded to him approvingly, whereupon five beautiful damsels entered dancing to flats and sharps, and flute and cymbal.
- Extract from : « The Book of Gud » by Dan Spain
- He played the clavier, the flgel, the cymbal with equal creative power, and the organ—who is like him?
- Extract from : « Bach » by Charles Francis Abdy Williams
- Behind him flaunted the great gonfanon of Spain, and trump and cymbal heralded his approach.
- Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- They took with them a gusle and a cymbal, and maintained themselves with their singing and playing.
- Extract from : « Serbian Folk-lore » by Anonymous
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