oud, stringed musical instrument popular in medieval and contemporary Islamic music. It's the parent of the European lute. The oud incorporates a deep pear-formed system, a fretless fingerboard, and a relatively shorter neck and fairly considerably less acutely bent-back pegbox than the European lute. Alfonso X, “The Intelligent”, 1221-1284, https://alexanderp642sdp4.blogsmine.com/profile