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Luster (noun)
Shine, polish or sparkle.
“He polished the brass doorknob to a high luster.”
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Luster (noun)
By extension, brilliance, attractiveness or splendor.
“After so many years in the same field, the job had lost its luster.”
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Luster (noun)
Refinement, polish or quality.
“He spoke with all the lustre a seasoned enthusiast should have.”
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Luster (noun)
A candlestick, chandelier, girandole, etc. generally of an ornamental character.
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Luster (noun)
A substance that imparts lustre to a surface, such as plumbago or a glaze.
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Luster (noun)
Lusterware.
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Luster (noun)
A fabric of wool and cotton with a lustrous surface, used for women’s dresses.
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Luster (noun)
A lustrum, quinquennium, a period of five years, originally the interval between Roman censuses.
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Luster (noun)
One who lusts.
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Luster (verb)
To gleam, have luster.
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Luster (verb)
To give luster, distinguish.
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Luster (verb)
To give a coating or other treatment to impart physical luster.
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Lustre (noun)
(shine, etc.)
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Lustre (noun)
the way in which the surface of any particular type of mineral reflects light differently from other minerals, which is helpful in telling minerals apart.
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Lustre (noun)
a glass ornament such as a prism or cut glass dangling beneath a chandelier; usually in clusters or festoons
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Lustre (noun)
a chandelier, particularly one decorated with glass lustres
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Lustre (noun)
(a lustrum)