| Lyre 1. (n.) A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry. 2. (n.) One of the constellations; Lyra. See Lyra. Thesaurus Entries French harp, Irish harp, aeolian harp, cithara, clarsach, dulcimer, harmonica, harmonicon, heptachord, hexachord, kazoo, langspiel, lyre, mouth bow, mouth harp, mouth organ, polychord, symphonia, zither |