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
Devi looked at the lute, the book, and the pipes, and drew a long, slow breath.
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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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
The wine was contained in large earthen jars whose covers were closely luted.
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
The seams of the box are well luted with clay to prevent the gases from the consumed bone-dust from escaping, and to exclude air.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
"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 McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)
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.
Now fit the whole pipe, bowl inverted, on to the under one, luting the edges of both well with clay.
From Getting Gold: a practical treatise for prospectors, miners and students by Johnson, J. C. F. (Joseph Colin Frances)
Before beginning any experiment, the closeness of the luting ought always to be previously tried, either by slightly heating the retort A, Pl.
From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine
Wine-stained moments on the wing, Moonlit hours go luting by, She who leads the flight of Spring Leads the midnight revelry.
From A Lute of Jade : selections from the classical poets of China by Cranmer-Byng, L. (Launcelot)
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