(lt) noun
A stringed musical instrument having a large, pear-shaped body like a mandolin, played by plucking the strings with the fingers.
—v.t. & v.i. To play on the lute. [<OF leüt <Pg. laut <Arabic al′ūd the piece of wood]
LUTE

(lt) noun
1. cementlike composition used to exclude air, as around pipe joints.
2. In brickmaking, a scraper having a cutting edge to smooth the surface of a drying yard. Also lut′ing.
—v.t. lut·ed, lut·ing To seal with lute. [<OF lut <L lutum mud]
—lu·ta′tion noun