oud, stringed musical instrument outstanding in medieval and contemporary Islamic music. It is the mother or father of the eu lute. The oud contains a deep pear-shaped body, a fretless fingerboard, and a relatively shorter neck and to some degree considerably less acutely bent-again pegbox than the European lute.Alfonso X, “The Sensible”, 1221-

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