lustre fabric
81mercerize — or mercerise verb [often as adjective mercerized] treat (cotton fabric or thread) under tension with caustic alkali to impart strength and lustre. Origin C19: from John Mercer, said to have invented the process, + ize …
82mercerized — adjective treat (cotton fabric or thread) under tension with caustic alkali to impart strength and lustre. → mercerize …
83mercerise — /ˈmɜsəraɪz/ (say mersuhruyz) verb (t) (mercerised, mercerising) to treat (cotton yarns or fabric) with caustic alkali under tension, increasing strength, lustre and affinity for dye. Also, mercerize. {from J Mercer, English calico printer, the… …
84luster — luster1 [lus′tər] n. [Fr lustre < It lustro < lustrare < L, to light, illumine < lustrum, LUSTRUM] 1. the quality, condition, or fact of shining by reflected light; gloss; sheen 2. brightness; radiance; brilliance 3. a) radiant beauty …
85mercerize — v.tr. (also ise) treat (cotton fabric or thread) under tension with caustic alkali to give greater strength and impart lustre. Etymology: J. Mercer, alleged inventor of the process d. 1866 …
86lutestring — n. archaic a glossy silk fabric. Etymology: app. f. lustring f. F lustrine or It. lustrino f. lustro LUSTRE(1) …
87lus|tring — «LUHS trihng», noun. a glossy silk fabric; lutestring. ╂[alteration of French lustrine < Middle French lustre luster1] …
