sīstrum
11sistrum — /sis treuhm/, n., pl. sistrums, sistra / treuh/. an ancient Egyptian percussion instrument consisting of a looped metal frame set in a handle and fitted with loose crossbars that rattle when shaken. [1350 1400; ME < L < Gk seîstron, deriv. of… …
12Sistrum — Sịs|trum auch: Sịst|rum 〈n.; s, stren〉 altägyptische Rassel [lat., „Klapperinstrument“ <grch. seistron] * * * Sịstrum [lateinisch, von gleichbedeutend griechisch seĩstron] das, s/...stren, antike Rassel, bestehend aus einem an einem… …
13sistrum — noun /ˈsɪstrəm/ An ancient Egyptian musical instrument, to be shaken, consisting of a metal frame holding percussive metal beads. She moved with slow undulations of her body as lascivious as the curve of Hathfertiti’s hair, and the sistrum with… …
14Sistrum — Sis|trum* das; s, ...tren <aus gleichbed. lat. sistrum, dies aus gr. seĩstron> ein altägypt. Rasselinstrument …
15Sistrum — A musical instrument usually made of bronze consisting of a vertical handle with an open curved frame above. Bronze rods are attached across the frame, and small bronze roundels are threaded on the rods that produce sound when shaken. The… …
16Sistrum — Sịs|trum auch: Sịst|rum 〈n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: Sịs|tren〉 Rassel aus dem alten Ägypten [Etym.: lat., »Klapperinstrument« <grch. seistron] …
17sistrum — лат. [си/струм] древн. ударн. инструм …
18sistrum — An instrument consisting of a metal frame which loosely holds a number of metal rods, which jingle when shaken. Peculiarly Egyptian, it was used especially in the worship of Isis and is still used in Nubia …
19sistrum — [ sɪstrəm] noun (plural sistra trə) a musical instrument of ancient Egypt consisting of a metal frame with transverse metal rods which rattled when the instrument was shaken. Origin ME: via L. from Gk seistron, from seiein to shake …
20sistrum — sis·trum …
