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Webster 1913 Edition
Sistrum
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Sis′trum
,[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], from [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] to shake.]
(Mus.)
An instrument consisting of a thin metal frame, through which passed a number of metal rods, and furnished with a handle by which it was shaken and made to rattle. It was peculiarly Egyptian, and used especially in the worship of Isis. It is still used in Nubia.