oud /uːd/ noun2 •A short-necked and fretless plucked stringed instrument of the lute family, of Arab and Turkish origin.Oriental music is chiefly unrhythmical [...]. It is mostly rendered by a solo voice with accompaniment of the Ud, a kind of lyre or mandolin, or Kanun, resembling a guitar. — 1929 •Agarwood, in particular the noble rot of Aquilaria trees used to make perfumes. formsouds