lustre
/ˈlʌstə/
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Northern England/ˈlʊstə/
lustre noun: UK standard spelling of luster (shine, etc.). Also the alternative form of luster.
Noun
lustre (countable and uncountable, plural lustres)
- UK 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.1838, John Henry Brady, A new pocket guide to London and its environs
Also used as
lustre is also the alternative form of luster.
Examples of lustre in a sentence
- 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.1889, anonymous author, The Journal of Gas Lighting, Water Supply & Sanitary Improvement:
- ...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.2013, Shena Mackay, Redhill Rococo, →ISBN:
- But this is May 23 2023... before work to restore that lustre started.2025 July 23, Richard Foster, “Huddersfield's overdue makeover”, in RAIL, number 1040, page 36:
Antonyms of lustre
Forms of lustre
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | lustres |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | lustres |
| present participle | lustring |
| past participle | lustred |
| past | lustred |
Origin of lustre
From Middle French lustre. See luster (etymology 1).
From Middle English lustre, from Latin lustrum, from Old Latin *loustrom, of uncertain origin. More at lustrum.
From Latin lustra (“wilds, woods”), thought to derive from unattested *dustrum, from unattested Ancient Greek *δύστρον (*dústron, “place animals wallow”), from δύω (dúō, “to plunge, to wallow”).
Words formed from lustre
Words that rhyme with lustre
Questions about lustre
- What does lustre mean?
- Lustre means UK standard spelling of luster (shine, etc.).
- How do you use lustre in a sentence?
- 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.
- What part of speech is lustre?
- Lustre is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lustre?
- Lustre is pronounced /ˈlʌstə/.
- What is the plural of lustre?
- The plural of lustre is lustres.
Words near lustre in the dictionary
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