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lute (lo̵̅o̅t′)

noun

an old stringed instrument related to the guitar, with a body shaped like half a pear and six to thirteen strings stretched along the fretted neck, which is often bent to form a sharp angle

Etymology: ME < MFr lut < OFr leüt < Prov läut < Ar alʼūd, lit., the wood

intransitive verb, transitive verb luted lut′ed, luting lut′·ing

to play (on) a lute
lute2 definition

lute (lo̵̅o̅t′)

noun

a clayey cement used to keep the joints of pipes from leaking and as a sealing agent generally

Etymology: OFr lut < L lutum, mud, clay < IE base *leu-, dirt > Gr lyma, filth, OIr loth, dirt

transitive verb luted lut′ed, luting lut′·ing

to seal with lute

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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