Lustring
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A glossy silk fabric; lutestring. countable, uncountable
"[S]he would give her a brown lustring gown, which with some alterations to make it more suitable to her degree would a great while serve her for a Sunday wear […]."
Example
More examples"[S]he would give her a brown lustring gown, which with some alterations to make it more suitable to her degree would a great while serve her for a Sunday wear […]."
Etymology
From French lustrine, Italian lustrino, from lustrare (“to polish”), Latin lustrare. See luster and compare lutestring.
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