Emily Dickinson Lexicon

lute (-s), n. [Fr. lut < Arab.]

1. Guitar; stringed instrument; [metaphor] joy; delight; [fig.] lyric poetry.
2. Sound; noise; murmur; [fig.] music; song.
3. Musical instrument of any kind; [metaphor] human beings; mortal tabernacles; [metonymy] bard; poet; troubadour; minstrel; oracle; prophet; author of scripture text; [fig.] humanities; fine arts; liberal arts; classical learning.