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

From The Passionate Elopement by Compton MacKenzie

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

In the list of the "wedding apparell" of Madam Phillips, of Boston, are velvet hoods, love-hoods, and "sneal hoods"; hoods of Persian, of lustring, of gauze; frequently scarlet hoods are named.

From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Alice Morse Earle

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

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