mandolin

A small lutelike instrument with a typically pear-shaped body and a straight fretted neck, having usually four sets of paired strings tuned in unison or octaves.

A musical instrument of the lute class, having from four to six single or double metallic strings, which are stretched over an almond-shaped body, and a neck with numerous frets. It is played with a plectrum of tortoise-shell held in the right hand.

A small and beautifully shaped instrument resembling the lute.

A stringed instrument and a member of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin. They have either a bowl back or a flat back.

A kitchen tool used for slicing vegetables (usually spelled mandoline).

An RAF World War II code name for patrols to attack enemy railway transport.

a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum