Plectrum

[Sarah]

A small instrument of ivory, wood, metal, or quill, used inplaying upon the lyre and other stringed instruments.

[Sarah]

A plectrum is a device for plucking or strumming a stringed instrument. In guitars, banjos, and similar instruments, the plectrum is a separate tool held in the player's hand. In harpsichords, the plectra form part of the mechanism of the instrument.

[PussyCat]

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.