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lustrative, a.|ˈlʌstrətɪv| [Formed as lustrate v. + -ive.] Pertaining to lustration, expiatory purification, or (jocularly) washing.
1875Contemp. Rev. XXV. 256 The Saxon..expends his lustrative energies upon his street and stairway, but never thinks of washing his own shirt. 1883Encycl. Brit. XV. 70/1 Puppets suspended and swinging in the air (oscilla) formed one way of using the lustrative power of the air. 1889Edin. Rev. No. 345. 67 The numerous and minute lustrative prescriptions..always included Gentile pollution. |