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lustre
/ˈlʌstə/
noun 3verb 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
elegant, glassy, lost, lovely, metallic, silky, suspended, unnatural
VERB + LUSTRE
appeared, differ, having, lighted
LUSTRE + NOUN
chandelier, france, materials, others, pyrites
PREP.
in, in, than, with
ADV.
such
Definitions
noun
1
British standard spelling of luster (shine, etc.).
Various kinds of minerals differ in their lustre; iron pyrites are described as having a metallic lustre, glassy materials a vitreous lustre; others, such as opal, look resinous, and the lustres of yet others are described as being either pearly, or silky, or dull, like earth.
In the centre is painted an eagle, from whose beak an elegant glass lustre chandelier is suspended. There are also ten smaller chandeliers in different parts of the room.
verb
1
Alternative form of luster.
noun
1
Alternative form of luster: A 5-year period, especially (historical) in Roman contexts.
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Various kinds of minerals differ in their lustre; iron pyrites are described as having a metallic lustre, glassy materials a vitreous lustre; others, such as opal, look resinous, and the lustres of ye
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In the centre is painted an eagle, from whose beak an elegant glass lustre chandelier is suspended. There are also ten smaller chandeliers in different parts of the room.
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On the ground floor, the library (a room in carved oak) is lighted by a lustre composed of twelve regenerative burners enclosed in tinted glasses.
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Grandeur and gallantry never appeared with more lustre in France, than in the last years of Henry the Second's reign.
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His eyes were sunken in his head, and burned with an unnatural lustre.
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Our cat's fur has lost its lustre.
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