plan·gent
/ˈplanjənt/
adjective
LITERARY
(of a sound) loud, reverberating, and often melancholy. “the plangent sound of a harpsichord”
[H is for Hawk — Helen Macdonald]
Lexicon
n. (pl. plectra)
- A small instrument of ivory, wood, metal, or quill, used in playing upon the lyre and other stringed instruments (a pick)
[Robin Robertson — “By Clachan Bridge”]