1. n. & v. (US luster)
--n.
1. gloss, brilliance, or sheen.
2 a shining or reflective surface.
3 a a thin metallic coating giving an iridescent glaze to ceramics. b LUSTREWARE.
4 a radiance or attractiveness; splendour, glory, distinction (of achievements etc.) (add lustre to; shed lustre on).
5 a a prismatic glass pendant on a chandelier etc. b a cut-glass chandelier or candelabra.
6 a Brit. a thin dress-material with a cotton warp, woollen weft, and a glossy surface. b any fabric with a sheen or gloss.
--v.tr. put lustre on (pottery, a cloth, etc.).
Derivatives:
lustreless adj. (US lusterless). lustrous adj. lustrously adv. lustrousness n.
Etymology: F f. It. lustro f. lustrare f. L lustrare illuminate 2. n. (US luster) LUSTRUM.
Etymology: ME, Anglicized f. LUSTRUM