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Rarelutes
The correct spelling is lutes.
How to pronounce lutes
/l(j)uːts/
nounIPA: /l(j)uːts/
Say it like: Lut-es
The correct spelling is lutes. A fretted stringed instrument of European origin, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and…
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A fretted stringed instrument of European origin, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.
- 2.Thick sticky clay or cement used to close up a hole or gap, especially to make something air-tight.
- 3.A packing ring, as of rubber, for fruit jars, etc.
- 4.(brickmaking) A straight-edged piece of wood for striking off superfluous clay from earth.
verb
- 1.To play on a lute, or as if on a lute.
- 2.To fix or fasten something with lute.
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