lustring

British  

/ ˈlʌstrɪŋ, ˈluːtˌstrɪŋ /

noun

1. a glossy silk cloth, formerly used for clothing, upholstery, etc

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Etymology

Origin of lustring

C17: from Italian lustrino, from lustro _lustre

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Example Sentences

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lustring

Conceive it pawed about and handled between the rude jests of tarpaulin ruffians—a thing of its delicate texture—the salt bilge wetting it till it became as vapid as a damaged lustring.

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb

The smothering, or reducing, as then practised, was similar to the lustring methods used in Italy in the sixteenth century, or in the manufacture of the blue bricks to-day.

From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by George J. Cox

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 Major spoils my rose lustring and my orange sack makes the Justice look——" "Like suet," said Betty.

From The Passionate Elopement by Compton MacKenzie

The material called lutestring was formerly lustring, Fr. lustrine, from its glossiness.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Ernest Weekley

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