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• luting — Lute Lute, n. [L. lutum mud, clay: cf. OF. lut.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Chem.) A cement of clay or other tenacious infusible substance for sealing joints in apparatus, or the mouths of vessels or tubes, or for coating the bodies of retorts, etc.,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• luting — /ˈlutɪŋ/ (say loohting) noun any viscous substance, as clay, concrete or mortar, used in building to fill gaps or joints. {see lute2} …  

• luting —   n. mixture of cement and clay used to seal joints in pipes, etc …   Dictionary of difficult words

• lute — lute1 /looht/, n., v., luted, luting. n. 1. a stringed musical instrument having a long, fretted neck and a hollow, typically pear shaped body with a vaulted back. v.i. 2. to play a lute. v.t. 3. to perform (music) on a lute: a musician skilled… …   Universalium

• lute — I. /lut / (say looht) noun 1. a stringed musical instrument formerly much used, having a long, fretted neck and a hollow, typically pear shaped body with a vaulted back, the strings being plucked with the fingers of one hand (or struck with a… …  

• pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… …   Universalium

• lute — I [[t]lut[/t]] n. mad a stringed musical instrument having a long, fretted neck and a hollow, typically pear shaped body with a vaulted back • Etymology: 1325–75; ME < MF, OF < OPr laut < Ar al ‘ūd lit., the wood II lute [[t]lut[/t]] n.… …   From formal English to slang

• lute — lute1 [lo͞ot′] n. [ME < MFr lut < OFr leüt < Prov läut < Ar alʼūd, lit., the wood] an old stringed instrument related to the guitar, with a body shaped like half a pear and six to thirteen strings stretched along the fretted neck,… …   English World dictionary

• Lute — Lute, n. [L. lutum mud, clay: cf. OF. lut.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Chem.) A cement of clay or other tenacious infusible substance for sealing joints in apparatus, or the mouths of vessels or tubes, or for coating the bodies of retorts, etc., when… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lute — To seal or fasten with wax or cement. [L. lutum, mud] * * * lute lüt n a substance (as cement or clay) for packing a joint (as in laboratory apparatus) or coating a porous surface to produce imperviousness to gas or liquid lute vt, lut·ed;… …   Medical dictionary

• lute — lute1 noun a stringed instrument with a long neck and a rounded body with a flat front, played by plucking. Origin ME: from OFr. lut, leut, prob. via Provençal from Arab. al ῾ūd. lute2 noun (also luting) liquid clay or cement used to seal a… …   English new terms dictionary