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snare

In some types of drum, especially the snare drum, a string of gut, wire, or plastic, stretched over one of the heads. Snares add brilliance to a drum's tone by vibrating against the skin as the drum is struck. If that effect is not required, the snares can be temporarily slackened.



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A CROW caught in a snare prayed to Apollo to release him, making a vow to offer some frankincense at his shrine.
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The tall masts holding aloft the white canvas, spread out like a snare for catching the invisible power of the air, emerge gradually from the water, sail after sail, yard after yard, growing big, till, under the towering structure of her machinery, you perceive the insignificant, tiny speck of her hull.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
The bird-catcher who had laid this snare was no human being, but a venomous spider, peculiar to that country, as large as a pigeon's egg, and armed with enormous claws.
From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
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