The term MEDIEVAL INSTRUMENT refers to a variety of instruments used in the Middle Ages, including the rebec (5 letters), LUTE (4 letters), LYRE (4 letters) and shawm (5 letters). The rebec is a bowed string instrument with a pear-shaped body and three strings. The LUTE is a plucked string instrument with a long neck and a round body. The LYRE is a stringed instrument with a yoke-shaped body and two arms connected by a crossbar. The shawm is a double-reed woodwind instrument with a conical bore and a cylindrical bell.