Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for LYRE
LY'RATE, or LY'RA-TEDLYRE-SHAP-ED
LYRE, n. [Fr. lyre; L. lyra; Gr. λυρα; It. and Sp. lira; D. lier; G. leier.]
A stringed instrument of music, a kind of harp much used by the ancients.
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