metallic luster

noun Ceramics.

luster¹(def 8).

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Nearby words

metalli-, metallic, metallic bond, metallic glass, metallic lens, metallic luster, metallic soap, metallic wood-boring beetle, metallicize, metallide, metalliferous

Origin of metallic luster

First recorded in 1785–95

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