lustre
[ luhs-ter ]
/ ˈlʌs tər /
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noun, verb (used with or without object), lus·tred, lus·tring.
Chiefly British. a variant of luster1.
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Words nearby lustre
lusterware, lustful, lustihood, lustral, lustrate, lustre, lustreware, lustring, lustrous, lustrum, lusty
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British Dictionary definitions for lustre
lustre
US luster
/ (ˈlʌstə) /
noun
verb
to make, be, or become lustrous
Derived forms of lustre
lustreless or US lusterless, adjectivelustrous, adjectiveWord Origin for lustre
C16: from Old French, from Old Italian lustro, from Latin lustrāre to make bright; related to lustrum
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