plectrums in English

noun
1
a thin flat piece of plastic, tortoiseshell, or other slightly flexible material held by or worn on the fingers and used to pluck the strings of a musical instrument such as a guitar.
If you refer to your collection of tortoiseshell guitar picks as plectra , the rest of your rock group are going to make merciless fun of you.
noun

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1. There are also chapters on promotional picks, and plectrums customized and specially designed for thumb and finger.

2. 2 There are also chapters on promotional picks, and plectrums customized and specially designed for thumb and finger.

3. Most early Banjos were 5-string open-back styles until the early 20 th century when 4-string tenors and plectrums started being used in the popular dance bands of that era and eclipsed the 5-string