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lute

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: lute

1
n
chordophone consisting of a plucked instrument having a pear-shaped body, a usually bent neck, and a fretted fingerboard
2
n
a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: lute
1

n chordophone consisting of a plucked instrument having a pear-shaped body, a usually bent neck, and a fretted fingerboard

Type of:
chordophone
a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers
2

n a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid

Synonyms:
luting
Type of:
sealing material
any substance used to seal joints or fill cracks in a porous surface
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