Definition of lute Lute
/luˈt/ - [lut] - lute
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What does lute mean?
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NounPlural: lutes |
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| lute - chordophone consisting of a plucked instrument having a pear-shaped body, a usually bent neck, and a fretted fingerboard | ||
| chordophone a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers | ||
| lute - a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid | ||
| luting | ||
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Wiktionary 
- lute (Noun)
A fretted stringed instrument, similar to a guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox. - lute (Noun)
Thick sticky clay or cement used to close up a hole or gap, especially to make something air-tight. - lute (Noun)
A packing ring, as of rubber, for fruit jars, etc. - lute (Noun)
A straight-edged piece of wood for striking off superfluous clay from mould. - lute (Verb)
To play on a lute, or as if on a lute. - lute (Verb)
To fix or fasten something with lute.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- lute (n.)
A cement of clay or other tenacious infusible substance for sealing joints in apparatus, or the mouths of vessels or tubes, or for coating the bodies of retorts, etc., when exposed to heat; -- called also luting. - lute (n.)
A packing ring, as of rubber, for fruit jars, etc. - lute (n.)
A straight-edged piece of wood for striking off superfluous clay from mold. - lute (v. t.)
To close or seal with lute; as, to lute on the cover of a crucible; to lute a joint. - lute (n.)
A stringed instrument formerly much in use. It consists of four parts, namely, the table or front, the body, having nine or ten ribs or "sides," arranged like the divisions of a melon, the neck, which has nine or ten frets or divisions, and the head, or cross, in which the screws for tuning are inserted. The strings are struck with the right hand, and with the left the stops are pressed. - lute (v. i.)
To sound, as a lute. Piers Plowman. Keats. - lute (v. t.)
To play on a lute, or as on a lute.
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lute
A plucked string instrument with a fretted neck and a deep round back.
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The lute is a kind of musical instrument with strings.
The first lutes were brought to Spain by the Moors. Others may have been brought to Europe from Arabic lands.
A lute has an oval-shaped back, made of strips of wood. It has a flat front, with a neck attached to it. Early lutes had four strings or eight sets of two strings. Beneath these strings, there were strings tied to the neck, where the player pressed down to make the notes. These strings were called frets.
The front part of the body is made of a flat piece of wood, and known as the sound board. It has a beautifully carved hole in the center which is called the rose.
The lute was at first played by strumming or plucking with a pick. Later they were played with the fingers alone.
During the Renaissance, bigger lutes were designed. Most lutes at this time had seven or eight sets of strings. New kinds of lutes were invented. One new kind of lute made in the Renaissance was the theorbo. Another kind was the archlute.
In European classical music the lute was changed into the harpsichord and the mandolin.
Today there are kinds of lute still being played in Greece, Turkey, and in Arabic-speaking countries. The Renaissance lute is also played today, in western countries, as well as a German lute that is played the same way as a guitar.
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