"lutes" in the noun sense
1. lute, luting
a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid
2. lute
chordophone consisting of a plucked instrument having a pear-shaped body, a usually bent neck, and a fretted fingerboard
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