oud, stringed musical instrument well known in medieval and present day Islamic music. It's the guardian of the ecu lute. The oud contains a deep pear-formed body, a fretless fingerboard, and a relatively shorter neck and somewhat much less acutely bent-back pegbox than the European lute. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors https://song09909.articlesblogger.com/59306454/arabic-oud-music-secrets