luting

[loo-ting] /ˈlu tɪŋ/
noun
1.
any of various readily molded substances for sealing joints, cementing objects together, or waterproofing surfaces.
Origin
1520-30; lute2 + -ing1

lute1

[loot] /lut/
noun
1.
a stringed musical instrument having a long, fretted neck and a hollow, typically pear-shaped body with a vaulted back.
verb (used without object), luted, luting.
2.
to play a lute.
verb (used with object), luted, luting.
3.
to perform (music) on a lute:
a musician skilled at luting Elizabethan ballads.
4.
to express (a feeling, mood, etc.) by means of a lute:
The minstrel eloquently luted his melancholy.
Origin
1325-75; Middle English < Middle French, Old French < Old Provençal laut < Arabic al ʿūd literally, the wood

lute2

[loot] /lut/
noun
1.
luting.
verb (used with object), luted, luting.
2.
to seal or cement with luting.
Origin
1375-1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin lutum, special use of Latin lutum mud, clay

lute3

[loot] /lut/
noun
1.
a paving tool for spreading and smoothing concrete, consisting of a straightedge mounted transversely on a long handle.
verb (used with object), luted, luting.
2.
to spread and smooth (concrete in a pavement) with a lute.
Origin
1870-75, Americanism; < Dutch loet
British Dictionary definitions for luting

luting

/ˈluːtɪŋ/
noun
1.
another name for lute2 (sense 1)
2.
Also called luting paste. a strip of pastry placed around the dish to seal the lid of a pie

lute1

/luːt/
noun
1.
an ancient plucked stringed instrument, consisting of a long fingerboard with frets and gut strings, and a body shaped like a sliced pear
Word Origin
C14: from Old French lut, via Old Provençal from Arabic al `ūd, literally: the wood

lute2

/luːt/
noun
1.
Also called luting. a mixture of cement and clay used to seal the joints between pipes, etc
2.
(dentistry) a thin layer of cement used to fix a crown or inlay in place on a tooth
verb
3.
(transitive) to seal (a joint or surface) with lute
Word Origin
C14: via Old French ultimately from Latin lutum clay
Word Origin and History for luting

lute

n.

stringed musical instrument, late 13c., from Old French lut, leut, from Old Provençal laut, from Arabic al-'ud, the Arabian lute, literally "the wood" (source of Spanish laud, Portuguese alaude, Italian liuto), where al is the definite article. A player is a lutist (1620s) or a lutanist (c.1600, from Medieval Latin hybrid lutanista).