oud, stringed musical instrument prominent in medieval and modern day Islamic music. It's the guardian of the ecu lute. The oud has a deep pear-shaped entire body, a fretless fingerboard, and a relatively shorter neck and rather much less acutely bent-back pegbox than the European lute. Microsoft and DuckDuckGo https://game-of-thrones-music-the00998.blogdon.net/5-simple-techniques-for-music-oud-50954875