metallic luster
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of metallic luster
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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Dru Edmonds, the assistant superintendent of the park, described the stone as "light yellow, with a triangular shape and a sparkling, metallic luster."
From Fox News
“Every diamond found at the park is beautiful in its own way, and this one is certainly no exception. It’s about the size of a pencil eraser, with a light yellow color and a sparkling, metallic luster,” park interpreter Waymon Cox said.
From Fox News
About the size of a bottle cap and sporting a similar metallic luster, they ambush butterflies and dragonflies in mid-air, killing them with a venomous bite.
From Science Magazine
The feathers, meant to represent the Choctaw Nation’s strength, kindness and humanity, are delicate and give off a metallic luster when illuminated by the sun.
From Washington Times
Hence, his use of the metallic luster of gold, platinum and silver, which ceramists didn't commonly use in the early 1980s, when Bacerra was getting started with the technique.
From Los Angeles Times
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