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( US luster )
■ noun
1》 a gentle sheen or soft glow.
↘the manner in which the surface of a mineral reflects light.
2》 a thin metallic coating giving an iridescent glaze to ceramics.
↘~ware.
3》 glory or distinction.
4》 a fabric or yarn with a sheen.
↘ Brit. a thin dress material of cotton and wool, with a glossy surface.
5》 a prismatic glass pendant on a chandelier.
↘a cut-glass chandelier or candelabra.
Derivatives
~d adjective
~less adjective
lustrous adjective
lustrously adverb
lustrousness noun
Origin
C16: from Fr., from Ital. lustro , from lustrare , from L. lustrare 'illuminate'.
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~ 2
( US luster )
■ noun another term for lustrum .