1594 T. Nashe sig. H4 His helmet round proportioned like a gardeners water-pot, from which seemed to issue forth small thrids of water, like citerne stringes.
1861 J. N. Paton 139 Nor touch ye the cithern string!
1906 S. W. Mitchell 18 Nor cittern string nor minstrelsy Might hope to match their joyous call.