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lustre
[ luhs-ter ]
lustre
/ ˱ôʲõ³ÙÉ /
noun
- reflected light; sheen; gloss
- radiance or brilliance of light
- great splendour of accomplishment, beauty, etc
- a substance used to polish or put a gloss on a surface
- a vase or chandelier from which hang cut-glass drops
- a drop-shaped piece of cut glass or crystal used as a decoration on a chandelier, vase, etc
- a shiny metallic surface on some pottery and porcelain
- ( as modifier )
lustre decoration
- mineralogy the way in which light is reflected from the surface of a mineral. It is one of the properties by which minerals are defined
verb
- to make, be, or become lustrous
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Derived Forms
- ˱ô³Ü²õ³Ù°ù±ð±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
- ˱ô³Ü²õ³Ù°ùŽÇ³Ü²õ, adjective
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yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lustre1
C16: from Old French, from Old Italian lustro, from Latin ±ô³Ü²õ³Ù°ùÄå°ù±ð to make bright; related to lustrum
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Example Sentences
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Will this September's Ryder Cup carry its usual lustre now American players are being paid to represent their country?
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It was the car to be seen in and gave the Jaguar badge a lustre that lasted for decades.
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For another, there is the feeling that grands prix risk losing their lustre if there are too many.
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Charles II used them to find details "to add lustre and splendour to the solemnity" of his crowning in 1661.
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Mr Dale points out Mr Johnson has no formal connection to the club, accusing him of using Grimsby "to add lustre and glamour to his own shattered life".
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