<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">&apos;ūds</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31448830</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:00:52</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">&apos;idan</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">&apos;ud</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">&apos;īdān</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">&apos;ūd</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">oud</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">ouds</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">uds</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">ûds</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Short-necked, fretless lutelike chordophones of the Arab world, the direct ancestors of European lutes, strung in double courses and played with a plectrum. The large soundbox is built of ribs of lightweight wood with a strongly rounded back and flat belly, one large or two or three small sound holes, a bridge on the lower part of the belly, and a piece of fishskin, leather, or shell above the bridge to protect the belly from the strokes of the plectrum. ]]></dc:description></metadata>