lustring
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of lustring
C17: from Italian lustrino, from lustro lustre
Example Sentences
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One of these caps in heavy black lustring lingered by chance in my home--worn by some forgotten ancestor.
From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Alice Morse Earle
The glue and alum for sizing the lustring are not included, so don't bother yourselves about them, but just take the lustring and give it to them outside to size it with alum for you.
From Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by H. Bencraft Joly
A new white lustring sacque and petticoat lay on the bed.
From Beaux and Belles of England Mrs. Mary Robinson, Written by Herself, With the lives of the Duchesses of Gordon and Devonshire by Mary Robinson
The dress which I wore was plain and simple; it was composed of pale lilac lustring.
From Beaux and Belles of England Mrs. Mary Robinson, Written by Herself, With the lives of the Duchesses of Gordon and Devonshire by Mary Robinson
"The Major spoils my rose lustring and my orange sack makes the Justice look——" "Like suet," said Betty.
From The Passionate Elopement by Compton MacKenzie
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