lute
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- noun
- /luːt/
:
laúd
- - He also plays the lute.
- play the lute
- plucked lute
- lute tablature
The people on the terrace were playing the tombour and the lute.
- The people on the terrace were playing the tombour and the lute.
- He was, they were all influenced a lot by Denis Gaultier, who was a lute composer in in France and earlier.
Examples
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Pushing his bench away from the table, Alaric settled the lute on his lap.
Fiction book (1998) -
- Who in their right mind plays the lute?
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No, wait, I wanted the lute.
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Someone plays a lute and plays a song from medieval times.
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I made music on the lute, and she sang.
Fiction book (2000) -
The Court Jester strummed on his lute for a little while.
Fiction book (1999) -
"Very well." Alaric sat down on the foot of the bed and balanced his lute on his knee.
Fiction book (1998) -
Traditionally, piano and organ are standard accompanying instruments, but instruments such as guitar, lute, and harpsichord work equally well.
Academic text (2000) -
Castle cats joined in the Danse Macabre, twirling to the tune of a lute and fiddles.
Fiction book (2002) -
In the quiet hall, she played the lute, filling the air with beautiful melodies.
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Etymology
Lute for the musical instrument comes from Arabic al-ʿūd, which means 'the wood', because the instrument was known for its wooden body. That is why a lute is a wooden, pear-shaped instrument you play by plucking.