n.
Pronunciation: ' lüt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French lut, from Old Occitan laut, from Arabic al-' ū d, 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