Lute Definition

lo͝ot
luted, lutes, luting
noun
lutes
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.
Webster's New World
A clayey cement used to keep the joints of pipes from leaking and as a sealing agent generally.
Webster's New World
A packing ring, as of rubber, for fruit jars, etc.
Wiktionary
(brickmaking) A straight-edged piece of wood for striking off superfluous clay from mould.
Wiktionary
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verb
luted, lutes, luting
To play (on) a lute.
Webster's New World
To seal with lute.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Lute

Noun

Singular:
lute
Plural:
lutes

Origin of Lute

  • From Middle French lut (modern luth), from Old French leüt, probably from Old Provençal laüt, from Arabic العود (al-"˜Å«d, “wood") (probably representing an Andalusian Arabic or North African pronunciation).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French lut from Old Provençal laut from Arabic al-‘ūd al- the ‘ūd wood, branch, stem, lute

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English from Old French lut from Latin lutum potter's clay

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French lut, ultimately from Latin lutum (“mud").

    From Wiktionary

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