symbal
symbal is the obsolete form of cimbal.
symbal is the obsolete form of cymbal.
Meaning of cimbal
Noun
cimbal (plural cimbals)
- A kind of confectionery or cake.
- The genteel form of doughnut called in the native dialect cymbal[…]which graced the board with its plastic forms.1867, Oliver Wendell Holmes, The Guardian Angel
Meaning of cymbal
Noun
cymbal (plural cymbals)
- A concave plate of metal, usually brass or bronze, that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like.
- The trumpets, sackbuts, psalteries and fifes,
Tabours and cymbals and the shouting Romans,
Make the sun dance.c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- The trumpets, sackbuts, psalteries and fifes,
Forms of symbal
| plural | symbals |
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Questions about symbal
- What is symbal the obsolete form of?
- Symbal is the obsolete form of cimbal.
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