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plectrum

plec.trum \'plek-tr*m\ \-tr*\ n or plec.tra or plectrums [L, fr. Gk 
   ple-ktron, fr. ple-ssein to strike - more at ] pl PLAINT : a small thin 
   piece (as of ivory or metal) used to pluck a stringed instr ument