archlute

American  

[ahrch-loot] / ˈɑrtʃˌlut /

noun

1. a lute with two pegboxes, one for the stopped strings and the other for the bass strings, which run outside the fingerboard.

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Etymology

Origin of archlute

1720–30; arch- ¹ + lute ¹, modeled on Italian archiliuto

Example Sentences

Some cares were indeed eased by the music of John Dowland and Robert Johnson, with Mr. Dunford playing archlute and Mr. Cohen, harpsichord and positive organ.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2015

Even the famous archlute, which was still a living thing in the time of Handel, has now disappeared from the concert room and joined Mr. Pepys's 'Arched Viall' in the limbo of things forgotten .

From Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 31: October/November 1664 by Bright, Mynors

"I can read and write, and my mother taught me to play upon the archlute and to sing."

From The Branding Needle, or The Monastery of Charolles A Tale of the First Communal Charter by Sue, Eugène

A fine reproduction of Lady Mary Sidney and her archlute faces the title-page of the book.

From Springtime and Other Essays by Darwin, Francis, Sir

Johnnie took up a chitarrone, the archlute, a large, double-necked Spanish instrument, which lay upon a marble table by his side in the courtyard.

From House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court by Gull, Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger