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
For “Bound,” Huang turned to Vietnamese instruments, using both the đàn bầu, a type of lute, and đàn tranh, a type of zither.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 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
“The music is the only thing that keeps me grounded,” I said, reaching down to touch my lute.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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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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I obtained a few gallons of methylated spirit which I poured into the cavity, just covering the body, and then I put on the lid and luted it down air-tight with putty.
From The Vanishing Man by R. Austin (Richard Austin) Freeman
I obtained a few gallons of methylated spirit, which I poured into the cavity, just covering the body, and then I put on the lid and luted it down air-tight with putty.
From The Eye of Osiris by R. Austin (Richard Austin) Freeman
After packing the work carefully in the boxes the lids are sealed or luted with fireclay to keep out any gases from the fire.
From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Fred H. (Fred Herbert) Colvin
Figure 31 shows a later type of box in which the edges can be easily luted.
From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Fred H. (Fred Herbert) Colvin
In the meantime his glass breaks, yet he upon better luting lays wagers of the success, and promiseth wedges beforehand to his friend.
From Character Writings of the 17th Century by Various
"Well, now," she said, "when all Florence is luting and fluting for the queen of beauty, the king of beasts walks warden by her side."
From The God of Love by Justin H. (Justin Huntly) McCarthy
As he was about to pass luting through the entrance, Lysidice parted the curtains and entered the room.
From The Proud Prince by Justin H. (Justin Huntly) McCarthy
This lady of the luting tongue, The flash in darkness, billow's grace, For thee the worship; for the young In muscle the embrace.
From Poems — Volume 2 by George Meredith
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 Barnette Miller
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