lute

A noun that can refer either to a sealing substance used to make joints or surfaces impervious to gas or liquid, or to a plucked string instrument with a pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das entweder ein Dichtungsmittel bezeichnet, das Fugen oder Oberflächen undurchlässig für Gas oder Flüssigkeit macht, oder ein Zupfinstrument mit birnenförmigem Korpus und Bundhals.

1. Sealing compound C1 formal technical

   A substance used for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid.

   • The plumber applied a lute to seal the pipe joint.
   • A special lute was used to coat the porous ceramic surface.
   • The chemist prepared a lute to prevent gas leakage from the apparatus.

   🇩🇪Dichtungskitt

   Synonyme: caulkingcementmasticputtysealant

2. Musical instrument B2 formal art

   A plucked string instrument with a pear-shaped body, a usually bent neck, and a fretted fingerboard.

   • The musician played a beautiful melody on the lute.
   • Renaissance music often features the lute as a central instrument.
   • He spent years learning to master the lute.

   🇩🇪Zupfinstrument

• lutes plural form
• lutes' possessive plural form
• lute's possessive singular form