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bouzouki |
a long-necked stringed musical instrument resembling a mandolin or lute. |
fret3 |
one of the ridges set across the fingerboard of a stringed instrument, such as a guitar or lute, that is played by hand. [1/2 definitions] |
hurdy-gurdy |
an early lute-shaped string instrument played by turning a crank that causes a rosined wheel to rotate against the strings. [1/2 definitions] |
lutenist |
a lute player; lutist. |
lutist |
one who plays the lute; lutenist. [1/2 definitions] |
mandolin |
a musical instrument of the lute family with a deep, usu. pear-shaped soundbox and four or more pairs of strings that are usu. strummed rapidly with a plectrum. |
oud |
a stringed musical instrument that resembles a lute, used esp. in Africa and Asia. |
sarod |
a stringed musical instrument of India that resembles the lute. |
sitar |
a lute of India with a long wide fretted neck, six or seven playing strings, and a number of resonating strings that produce sympathetic vibrations. |
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