Meaning & use
zill
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One of a pair of small metal cymbals worn on the fingers and thumb, used by dancers to keep rhythm, especially in belly dance.
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The dancer's zills clicked in time with the drumbeat.
She practiced striking the zills faster to match the song's tempo.
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Almost always used in the plural ('zills'), since dancers wear one on each hand.
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finger cymbal
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