LUTE


Meaning of LUTE in English

I. ˈlüt 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

( lut·ed ; lut·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin lutare, from lutum mud — more at pollute

Date: 14th century

: to seal or cover (as a joint or surface) with lute

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.