oud, stringed musical instrument distinguished in medieval and fashionable Islamic music. It's the guardian of the ecu lute. The oud features a deep pear-shaped entire body, a fretless fingerboard, and a relatively shorter neck and considerably less acutely bent-back pegbox than the eu lute. Alfonso X, “The Smart”, 1221-1284, https://friedrichi219iti1.hazeronwiki.com/user