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Noun: lustre  lús-tu(r)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: luster)
  1. A quality that outshines the usual
    - luster [N. Amer], brilliancy, splendor [US], splendour [Brit, Cdn]
     
  2. The visual property of something that shines with reflected light
    "repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery lustre";
    - shininess, sheen, luster [N. Amer], shine
     
  3. A surface coating for ceramics or porcelain
    - luster [N. Amer]

Derived forms: lustres

Type of: brightness, effulgence, glaze, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine

Encyclopedia: Lustre, Montana

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