noun
- a stringed musical instrument with a pear-shaped body and a neck, played by plucking the strings
verb
- to seal or make watertight with a sticky substance
Usage: technical
Examples
- The medieval musician played a beautiful melody on his lute.
- She learned to tune the lute’s many strings.
- The lute was a popular instrument during the Renaissance.
- He practiced lute music for hours each day.
- The craftsman will lute the joints to prevent leaks.
- They used clay to lute the connection between the pipes.