noun A fretted stringed instrument, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.
verb To play on a lute, or as if on a lute.
noun Thick sticky clay or cement used to close up a hole or gap, especially to make something air-tight.
noun A packing ring, as of rubber, for fruit jars, etc.
noun A straight-edged piece of wood for striking off superfluous clay from earth.