oud

American  

[ood] / ud /

noun

1. a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.

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oud British  

/ uːd /

noun

1. an Arabic stringed musical instrument resembling a lute or mandolin

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Etymology

Origin of oud

1730–40; < Arabic ʿūd literally, wood; see lute ¹

Example Sentences

Jay came in with a list of possible contenders written on his Notes app, which he does often: Parfum de Marly’s Layton, Initio Parfums Privés’ Oud for Greatness, Nasomatto’s Black Afgano.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2024

Fittingly, like the ambergris in Memento Mori, the scent of Oud is the scent of a wound.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2022

In Cairo, he founded the House of the Oud, a school dedicated to teaching the instrument to new generations.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2022

One is Krigler’s Oud for Highness, a densely sensual fragrance created in 1975 by this heritage label for King Hussein of Jordan.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2020

Wi’ persperashun on his bra, He sez, good foaks, I’ll tell yo’ nah; Oud Blue Beard’s nasty wizen’d kaa Hez swallow’d plan o’th’ railway.

From Th' History o' Haworth Railway fra' th' beginnin' to th' end, wi' an ackaant o' th' oppnin' serrimony by Bill o'th' Hoylus End