oud, stringed musical instrument distinguished in medieval and modern-day Islamic music. It's the parent of the European lute. The oud features a deep pear-shaped physique, a fretless fingerboard, and a relatively shorter neck and relatively fewer acutely bent-again pegbox than the ecu lute. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee matter parts https://peterl542rdo4.win-blog.com/profile