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Word: Lustre
Speech Type: Noun
early 16th century: from French, from Italian lustro, from the verb lustrare, from Latin lustrare ‘illuminate’
ˈlʌstə
a gentle sheen or soft glow
Short Definition:gentle sheen
Examples:- the lustre of the Milky Way
- she couldn't eat and her hair lost its lustre
a thin coating containing unoxidized metal which gives an iridescent glaze to ceramics.
Short Definition:iridescent coating for ceramics
a fabric or yarn with a sheen or gloss
Short Definition:fabric with sheen
Examples:- lustre yarn
a prismatic glass pendant on a chandelier or other ornament
Short Definition:glass pendant on chandelier
Examples:- a chandelier dripping with glass lustres
- luster
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