Lustre

/ˈlʌstə/ · noun

Meaning

British standard spelling of luster (shine, etc.)..

Definitions by Sense

1. British standard spelling of luster (shine, etc.).
2. (British spelling) Alternative form of luster.
3. (British spelling) Alternative form of luster: A 5-year period, especially (historical) in Roman contexts.
4. (British spelling, obsolete) Alternative form of luster: a den, a dwelling-place in a wilderness, especially for animals.

Example Sentences

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.

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.

...he went out through the unfamiliar hall, setting the chandelier clashing its dusty lustres with his hand, leaving a prismatic jangle behind him in the empty house.

As TransPennine Express 185130 departs with the 1654 to Manchester Piccadilly, while Northern 150273 waits with the 1712 to Sheffield, it is clear from this vantage point that the Grade 1 listed station has lost some of its lustre. But this is May 23 2023... before work to restore that lustre started.

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Word Forms

• lustres
• lustring
• lustred

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