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Synonyms for lute

Grammar : Noun
Spell : loot
Phonetic Transcription : lut

Top 10 synonyms for lute
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Définition of lute

Origin :
  • stringed musical instrument, late 13c., from Old French lut, leut, from Old Provençal laut, from Arabic al-'ud, the Arabian lute, literally "the wood" (source of Spanish laud, Portuguese alaude, Italian liuto), where al is the definite article. A player is a lutist (1620s) or a lutanist (c.1600, from Medieval Latin hybrid lutanista).
  • As in cement : noun gluing, binding material
Example sentences :
  • The boy went off, and the youth took a lute from an embroidered case.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • He scorned the new invention but warmly upheld the lute and viol.
  • Extract from : « How the Piano Came to Be » by Ellye Howell Glover
  • It had eight stops, one imitating the lute and one the flute.
  • Extract from : « How the Piano Came to Be » by Ellye Howell Glover
  • We are told that Khalid took up his lute but once throughout the voyage.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • Lute Rogers, stop pawin' yourself over and act sensible, if you can.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Lute Rogers was staring in at me, open-mouthed and horror-stricken.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • George rose from his desk just then and Lute hurried to the door.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Lute was seated in a chair by the window, evidently watching and waiting.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Lute, always a sort of social barometer, noticed the change in the weather.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Dorinda and Lute had gone, with the horse and buggy, to visit a cousin in Bayport.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
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