lustre1
n.
- a gentle sheen or soft glow.
▸the manner in which the surface of a mineral reflects light.
- a thin metallic coating giving an iridescent glaze to ceramics.
▸lustreware.
- glory or distinction.
- a fabric or yarn with a sheen.
▸Brit. a thin dress material of cotton and wool, with a glossy surface.
- a prismatic glass pendant on a chandelier.
▸a cut-glass chandelier or candelabra.
Derivative
- lustred adj.
- lustreless adj.
- lustrous adj.
- lustrously adv.
- lustrousness n.
Etymology
C16: from Fr., from Ital. lustro, from lustrare, from L. lustrare ‘illuminate’.
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