oud, stringed musical instrument prominent in medieval and modern day Islamic music. It's the guardian of the European lute. The oud includes a deep pear-shaped overall body, a fretless fingerboard, and a comparatively shorter neck and somewhat much less acutely bent-again pegbox than the ecu lute. Microsoft and DuckDuckGo https://andresjuhrb.blogs100.com/35603850/music-oud-an-overview