LUTE

Lute

Lute can refer generally to any string instrument having the strings running in a plane parallel to the sound table, more specifically to any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back, or more specifically to an instrument from the family of European lutes.

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lute

Noun

  1. A fretted stringed instrument, similar to a guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. Thick sticky clay or cement used to close up a hole or gap, especially to make something air-tight.
  2. A packing ring, as of rubber, for fruit jars, etc.
  3. A straight-edged piece of wood for striking off superfluous clay from mould.

Verb

  1. To play on a lute, or as if on a lute.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To fix or fasten something with lute.


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