lute1 /loot or lūt/ noun An old stringed instrument shaped like half a pear intransitive verb To play on the lute transitive verb and intransitive verb To sound as if on a lute ORIGIN: OFr lut (Fr luth); like Ger Laute, from Ar al the, and ʻūd wood, the lute lutˈanist, lutˈenist, lutˈer or lutˈist noun A player on the lute luthier /lūtˈi-ər/ noun A maker of lutes, guitars, and other stringed instruments luteˈstring noun A string of a lute (see also lustring) |