Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A variety of dulcimer used in the East.
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Examples
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It was probably the predecessor of the Arab canon, which again is much the same as the santir.
A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present 1874
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Still more familiar to domestic eyes is that descendant of the Arab santir, the modern pianoforte.
A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present 1874
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"L'âme ne peut se mouvoir, s'éveiller, ouvrir les yeux, sans santir
The Conquest of Fear Basil King 1893
look_it_up_family commented on the word santir
As a hammer dulcimer player, I HAVE heard of this word.
However, the sentence examples don't use this word. They are in French, and their "santir" may actually be a misspelling of the word "sentir" meaning to feel. It's possible that they mean an unusual French word, but I didn't find it in online French dictionaries, such as Larousse.
Also the two sentences are the same quote, but the second instance has typos.
March 31, 2009