oud, stringed musical instrument distinguished in medieval and fashionable Islamic music. It's the parent of the European lute. The oud features a deep pear-shaped human body, a fretless fingerboard, and a comparatively shorter neck and rather fewer acutely bent-again pegbox than the eu lute. Alfonso X, “The Wise”, 1221-1284, https://song88877.blazingblog.com/34993506/the-basic-principles-of-music-oud