- a variation of luster.
lustre
Americannoun
noun
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reflected light; sheen; gloss
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radiance or brilliance of light
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great splendour of accomplishment, beauty, etc
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a substance used to polish or put a gloss on a surface
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a vase or chandelier from which hang cut-glass drops
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a drop-shaped piece of cut glass or crystal used as a decoration on a chandelier, vase, etc
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a shiny metallic surface on some pottery and porcelain
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( as modifier )
lustre decoration
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mineralogy the way in which light is reflected from the surface of a mineral. It is one of the properties by which minerals are defined
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of lustre
C16: from Old French, from Old Italian lustro, from Latin lustrāre to make bright; related to lustrum
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He argued that rival destinations were gaining ground while Vienna, increasingly expensive compared to other central European capitals, "is losing its lustre".
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Versace's lustre had been waning in recent years, unlike that of the Prada Group, which is in robust health, fuelled by strong sales of its younger Miu Miu Line.
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
For another, there is the feeling that grands prix risk losing their lustre if there are too many.
From BBC ● May 14, 2024
Mr Dale points out Mr Johnson has no formal connection to the club, accusing him of using Grimsby "to add lustre and glamour to his own shattered life".
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2023
Richard Parker’s fur lost its lustre, and some of it even fell away from his shoulders and haunches.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
The earliest dated example of Persian lustred ware is a star-shaped tile of the year a.d.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various
Sometimes the backs of these dishes are as beautifully lustred as the fronts.
From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by George J. Cox
Satara, sat′a-ra, n. a ribbed, hot-pressed, and lustred woollen cloth.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Let into the woodwork panelling in the west bay there are two small lustred Persian tiles of the thirteenth century.
From Frederic Lord Leighton An Illustrated Record of His Life and Work by Ernest Rhys
Left: Polychrome Decoration, Right: Lustred Decoration The earliest lustred ware of Persia is that found in the ruins of the ancient city of Rhages.
From Handbook of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts by Joseph Breck
"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
One lustring hood was brown; and frequently green ribbons were sent; also many yards of scarlet and pink gauze, which seem the very essence of juvenility.
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
I remember that I wore a nightgown of pale blue lustring, with a chip hat trimmed with ribands of the same colour.
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
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