| 单词 | lustre |
| 释义 | lustre 1. n. & v. (US luster) --n 1. gloss, brilliance, or sheen. 2. a shining or reflective surface. 3. a a thin metallic coating giving an iridescent glaze to ceramics. b = LUSTREWARE. 4. a radiance or attractiveness; splendour, glory, distinction (of achievements etc.) (add lustre to; shed lustre on). 5. a a prismatic glass pendant on a chandelier etc. b a cut-glass chandelier or candelabra. 6. a Brit. a thin dress-material with a cotton warp, woollen weft, and a glossy surface. b any fabric with a sheen or gloss. --vtr. put lustre on (pottery, a cloth, etc.). Derivatives lustreless adj. (US lusterless). lustrous adj. lustrously adv. lustrousness n. Etymology: F f. It. lustro f. lustrare f. L lustrare illuminate 2. n. (US luster) = LUSTRUM. Etymology: ME, Anglicized f. LUSTRUM |
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