pick

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Definition

1. A small piece of plastic (or other material) that is used to strum or pluck stringed instruments of the guitar family. Picks can also be made of metal, bone, shell, etc. to achieve different tone colors.
 
2. Term used to describe the action in plucking a string on a stringed instrument typically of the guitar family in bluegrass music. A performer can pick the strings with their finger or a pick (1).

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Last Updated: 2016-06-06 17:54:04