lute definition by Wordo

Noun

A

fretted

stringed

instrument

,

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

.

Verb

To

play

on

a

lute

,

or

as

if

on

a

lute

.