oud, stringed musical instrument distinguished in medieval and modern-day Islamic music. It's the dad or mum of the ecu lute. The oud has a deep pear-shaped human body, a fretless fingerboard, and a comparatively shorter neck and rather fewer acutely bent-again pegbox than the ecu lute. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors https://erichv764ugr5.homewikia.com/user