lute

  • 21lute — To seal or fasten with wax or cement. [L. lutum, mud] * * * lute lüt n a substance (as cement or clay) for packing a joint (as in laboratory apparatus) or coating a porous surface to produce imperviousness to gas or liquid lute vt, lut·ed;… …

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  • 22lute — UK [luːt] / US [lut] noun [countable] Word forms lute : singular lute plural lutes a musical instrument like a guitar that people played in the past …

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  • 23lute — I. /lut / (say looht) noun 1. a stringed musical instrument formerly much used, having a long, fretted neck and a hollow, typically pear shaped body with a vaulted back, the strings being plucked with the fingers of one hand (or struck with a… …

  • 24lute — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French lut, from Old Occitan laut, from Arabic al ‘ūd, literally, the wood Date: 13th century a stringed instrument having a large pear shaped body, a vaulted back, a fretted fingerboard, and a head… …

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  • 25lute — 1. noun /luːt/ a) A fretted stringed instrument, similar to a guitar, having a bowl shaped body or soundbox. b) Thick sticky clay or cement used to close up a hole or gap, especially to make something air tight. Se …

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  • 26lute — [[t]lu͟ːt[/t]] lutes N VAR: oft the N A lute is a stringed instrument with a rounded body that is quite like a guitar and is played with the fingers …

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  • 27lute — luːt n. stringed instrument with a pear shaped body and a long fretted neck; sealing compound; tool for spreading and smoothing concrete v. play a lute; seal holes with putty; smooth with a trowel …

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  • 28lute n — A music store was robbed. The thief made away with the lute …

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  • 29lute — lute1 noun a stringed instrument with a long neck and a rounded body with a flat front, played by plucking. Origin ME: from OFr. lut, leut, prob. via Provençal from Arab. al ῾ūd. lute2 noun (also luting) liquid clay or cement used to seal a… …

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  • 30Lutė — Sp Lùtė Ap Lote L P Norvegija …

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