单词 | lute |
释义 | lute1/luːt / /ljuːt /noun A plucked stringed instrument with a long neck bearing frets and a rounded body with a flat front, rather like a halved egg in shape.Did such instruments as the lute, viol, or violoncello piccolo play a role as continuo instruments?...
OriginMiddle English: from Old French lut, leut, probably via Provençal from Arabic al-‘ūd. Rhymeslute2/luːt / /ljuːt /noun 1 (also luting) [mass noun] Liquid clay or cement used to seal a joint, coat a crucible, or protect a graft.The source was not readily apparent but was pinpointed, using a portable gas detector, as coming from a lute drain seal. 1.1 [count noun] A rubber seal for a jar. verb [with object] Seal, join, or coat with lute: they were luted with a heavy coating of calcined chalk and eggshells...
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French lut or medieval Latin lutum, a special use of Latin lutum 'potter's clay'. |
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