lute
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Ms. Salvant’s 2023 release, “Mélusine,” included songs that dated back to the 12th century, sung in four languages, and made prominent use of the theorbo, the plucked lute used for Baroque basso continuo accompaniment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Franglen's creations included a long-necked lute, similar to a Turkish saz, with strings that represent the rigging of the Wind Traders' ship.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
Jein even had the Vulcan lute played by Leonard Nimoy’s “Mr. Spock.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
She's fine with Edgin acting as the squad's leader, the guy whose main weapons are a lute and speechifying.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2023
I went over to where she was standing and carefully brought down the lute for her to hold.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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I wouldn't trade the cramped, pol luted, noisy and ungovernable city for any purified and antiseptic community in the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
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After filling to the top with compound, the lid D is luted on.
From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Colvin, Fred H. (Fred Herbert)
A small bamboo is inserted in the side of the vessel, and well luted with clay and ashes, from which the oil drops as it comes over.
From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by Marsden, William
When the floor of the kiln has been covered with slabs of glass the opening is carefully built up and luted with fire-bricks and fire-clay, and the whole is then allowed to cool.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various
Peradventure this might be done well in a Silver-flagon close luted, set in Balneo bulliente, as I make the nourishing broth or gelly of Mutton or Chickens, &c.
From The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened by MacDonell, Anne
Instances of nouns and adjectives employed as verbs are: pennanc’d, luting, passion’d, neighbour’d, syllabling, companion’d, labrynth, anguish’d, poesied, vineyard’d, woof’d, loaned, medicin’d, zon’d, mesh, pleasure, legion’d, companion, green’d, gordian’d, character’d, finn’d, forest’d, tusk’d, monitor.
From Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats by Miller, Barnette
Apply with an old brush, or by repeatedly plunging the neck of the bottle in the luting before the latter becomes cold.
Put two or three spoonfuls of water to them, and cover them close with another dish, luting their joyning that nothing may expire.
From The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened by MacDonell, Anne
The proportions of this luting are determined by putting more or less resin and red ochre, or turpentine and wax, as the "lithocolle" is to be more or less brittle or elastic.
As they were talking, in came one of the Khalif's maidservants and whispered him that they had heard a noise of singing and luting in Mehboubeh's chamber and knew not what this meant.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV by Payne, John
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