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Definition of Lyres
1. lyre [n] - See also: lyre
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lyres
Literary usage of Lyres
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manners and customs of the ancient Egyptians by John Gardner Wilkinson (1837)
"Some lyres were ornamented with the head of a favourite animal carved in wood,
... The Berlin and Leyden Museums possess lyres of this kind, which, ..."
2. A Popular Account of the Ancient Egyptians by John Gardner Wilkinson (1854)
"lyres played with and without the plectrum. Thebes. centre of the body of the
instrument ... In the Berlin and Leyden museums are lyres of this kind, which, ..."
3. Musical Instruments by Carl Engel (1908)
"6), viz., one with the harp, and two others with lyres. Some of the lyres were
provided with a bridge, FIG. 6.—A Muse with a HARP, and two others with ..."
4. The Works of Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde, Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly (1909)
"... brows the laurels are still green would not grudge a little room to those the
green of whose laurels is withered and the music of whose lyres is mute. ..."
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