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  • 1lustre — (US luster) ► NOUN 1) a gentle sheen or soft glow. 2) glory or distinction. 3) a thin metallic coating giving an iridescent glaze to ceramics. 4) (also lustreware) ceramics with an iridescent metallic glaze. 5) a fabric or yarn with a sheen …

    English terms dictionary

  • 2lustre — I. /ˈlʌstə / (say lustuh) noun 1. the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, glisten, sheen, or gloss: the lustre of satin. 2. some substance used to impart sheen or gloss. 3. radiant or luminous brightness; radiance. 4.… …

  • 3lustre — 1. n. & v. (US luster) n. 1 gloss, brilliance, or sheen. 2 a shining or reflective surface. 3 a a thin metallic coating giving an iridescent glaze to ceramics. b = LUSTREWARE. 4 a radiance or attractiveness; splendour, glory, distinction (of… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 4Lustre — Luster Lus ter, Lustre Lus tre, n. [F. lustre; cf. It. lustro; both fr. L. lustrare to purify, go about (like the priests at the lustral sacrifice), traverse, survey, illuminate, fr. lustrum a purificatory sacrifice; perh. akin to E. loose. But… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 5lustre — lus·tre || lÊŒstÉ™(r) n. gloss, shine, sheen; substance which gives a surface a gloss, polish; radiance, brightness; glory, splendor; cut glass ornament on a chandelier; chandelier or other light decorated with cut glass ornaments; synthetic… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 6lustre — lustre1 (US luster) noun 1》 a gentle sheen or soft glow.     ↘the manner in which the surface of a mineral reflects light. 2》 a thin metallic coating giving an iridescent glaze to ceramics.     ↘lustreware. 3》 glory or distinction. 4》 a fabric or …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 7lustred — lustre (US luster) ► NOUN 1) a gentle sheen or soft glow. 2) glory or distinction. 3) a thin metallic coating giving an iridescent glaze to ceramics. 4) (also lustreware) ceramics with an iridescent metallic glaze. 5) a fabric or yarn with a… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 8lustreless — lustre (US luster) ► NOUN 1) a gentle sheen or soft glow. 2) glory or distinction. 3) a thin metallic coating giving an iridescent glaze to ceramics. 4) (also lustreware) ceramics with an iridescent metallic glaze. 5) a fabric or yarn with a… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 9textile — /teks tuyl, til/, n. 1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting. 2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: Glass can be used as a textile. adj. 3. woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics. 4 …

    Universalium

  • 10Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …

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