oud, stringed musical instrument outstanding in medieval and fashionable Islamic music. It's the parent of the European lute. The oud has a deep pear-shaped physique, a fretless fingerboard, and a relatively shorter neck and fairly considerably less acutely bent-again pegbox than the ecu lute. Alfonso X, “The Intelligent”, 1221-1284, https://jonahj420nyj2.wikievia.com/user