lutes
/l(j)uːts/
Dictionary
noun
- A fretted stringed instrument of European origin, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.
verb
- To play on a lute, or as if on a lute.
noun
- Thick sticky clay or cement used to close up a hole or gap, especially to make something air-tight.
- A packing ring, as of rubber, for fruit jars, etc.
- (brickmaking) A straight-edged piece of wood for striking off superfluous clay from earth.
verb
- To fix or fasten something with lute.
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