lyre

1. 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.

   Leier, Lyra

   ли́раlíra

2. 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.

   Any instrument of the same musicological classification; any yoke lute.

3. A lyre-shaped sheet music holder that attaches to a wind instrument when a music stand is impractical.

4. (obsolete)A composer of lyric poetry.

1. I play the lyre, the guitar, and the flute.

   ruЯ играю на лире, гитаре и флейте.

   deIch spiele Leier, Gitarre und Flöte.

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2. His lyre was placed by Jupiter among the stars.

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3. His golden lyre long-haired Iopas tunes, / and sings what Atlas taught in loftiest strain.

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