LUTE

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 with tuning pegs which is often angled backward from the neck, II. transitive verb (~d; luting) see: pol~ Date: 14th century to seal or cover (as a joint or surface) with ~, III. noun Date: 15th century a substance (as cement or clay) for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid