LUTE

(Arabic Al’ud, ‘the wood’), an *% “ancient stringed instrument, plucked by _ the fingers, similar to the guitar, mandolin, etc. L. has a pear-shaped body with neck attached to it; strings of catgut, but after XVII. cent. silver-spun ba strings were used. LL. with large double-neck and two sets of tuning pegs ‘was known as Theorbo. L. is of Oriental _ origin; in yogue between XV. and XVII. _ cent. name of Paris (q.v.). (1850), College President; 6. in Brooklyn, Connecticut. Graduated from Trinity College in 1870. 1871 deacon Protestant Episcopal Church. 1867-81 profe or of mathematics, Racine College. 1881-82 teacher in Ohio; 1832-83, Kenyon College, profe or of mathematics. Since 1883, Seabury profe or mathematics and astronomy, president 1904-19, Trinity College, 1907-11 member of Connecticut Senate.