lyre definition by Wordo

Noun

An

ancient

stringed

musical instrument

(

a

yoke lute

chordophone

)

of

Greek

origin

,

consisting

of

two

arms

extending

from

a

body

to

a

crossbar

(

a

''

yoke

''),

and

strings

,

parallel

to

the

soundboard

,

connecting

the

body

to

the

yoke

.

Verb

to

play

the

lyre