oud, stringed musical instrument distinguished in medieval and fashionable Islamic music. It's the mother or father of the European lute. The oud includes a deep pear-shaped system, a fretless fingerboard, and a comparatively shorter neck and somewhat much less acutely bent-back pegbox than the European lute. [as well as https://travisfscnb.blogs-service.com/65959801/music-oud-an-overview