Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
orrery
orris
orrisroot
ort
ortanique
orth.
ortho-
orthocenter
orthochromatic
orthoclase
orthodontics
Orthodox
orthodox
Orthodox Church
Orthodox Judaism
Orthodoxy
orthodoxy
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

orpharion
or·phar·i·on [ awr férree ən ] (plural or·phar·i·ons)


noun 
Definition:
 
large lute: a large lute, popular during the Renaissance, played by plucking or strumming the strings
[Late 16th century. After Orpheus and Arion, musician in Greek mythology]
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft