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lyre-shaped — adjective shaped like a lyre • Similar to: ↑formed … Useful english dictionary
lyre-shaped — Like a string musical instrument with two curved arms and strings attached to a yolk between the curved arms … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Lyre — Infobox Instrument name= Lyre names= caption=Greek vase with muse playing the phorminx, a type of lyre classification= *string instrument range= related= * Çeng * Konghou * Harp * Chang (instrument)The lyre is a stringed musical instrument well… … Wikipedia
lyre snake — noun mildly venomous snake with a lyre shaped mark on the head; found in rocky areas from southwestern United States to Central America • Hypernyms: ↑colubrid snake, ↑colubrid • Hyponyms: ↑Sonoran lyre snake, ↑Trimorphodon lambda • Member… … Useful english dictionary
Lyre arm — A lyre arm is an element of design in furniture, architecture or the decorative arts, wherein a shape is employed to emulate the geometry of a lyre; [ [http://www.ruddfurniture.com/pages/glossary.html On line furniture glossary] ] the original… … Wikipedia
lyre — n. Gk Antiq. an ancient stringed instrument like a small U shaped harp, played usu. with a plectrum and accompanying the voice. Phrases and idioms: lyre bird any Australian bird of the family Menuridae, the male of which has a lyre shaped tail… … Useful english dictionary
lyre snake — any of several mildly venomous colubrid snakes of the genus Trimorphodon, inhabiting rocky areas from the southwestern U.S. to Central America, having fangs in the rear of the upper jaw and a lyre shaped marking on the head. * * * … Universalium
lyre — /ˈlaɪə / (say luyuh) noun 1. a musical instrument of ancient Greece, consisting of a soundbox, with two curving arms carrying a crossbar (yoke) from which strings are stretched to the body, used to accompany the voice in singing and recitation. 2 …
lyre — [laıə US laır] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: lire, from Latin lyra, from Greek] a musical instrument with strings across a U shaped frame, played with the fingers, especially in ancient Greece … Dictionary of contemporary English
lyre — [ laır ] noun count an ancient Greek musical instrument with strings and shaped like the letter U … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lyre — ► NOUN ▪ a stringed instrument like a small U shaped harp with strings fixed to a crossbar, used especially in ancient Greece. ORIGIN Greek lura … English terms dictionary
