lustréen.
Obsolete. rare.
A lustred silk fabric.
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a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 448 Curtezans..cover their..faces with a vaile of a certaine glistring Taffata or Lustrèe.
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n.a1684- to let something walk
- to let stand
- to let take one's back hair down
- to let take one's hair down
- to let the cat out of the bag
- to let the dog see the rabbit
- to let the genie out of the bottle
- to let the good times roll
- to let the grass grow under one's feet
- to let the grass grow under one's heels
- to let the side down
- to let the sun go down on
- to let the sun go down on someone
- to let the sun go down on something
- to let the sun go set on
- to let the sun go set on someone
- to let the sun go set on something
- to let the sun shine through
- to let the sun shine through oneself
- to let the world slide
- to let the world wag
- to let the world wag as it will
- to let things fall as they etc
- to let things fall as they may
- to let things fall as they will