Etymology · Middle French
lustre
3 English words descend from Middle French lustre, most common first.
- lusterThe ability or condition of shining with reflected light; sheen, gleam, gloss, sparkle, shine, etc.
- lustreUK standard spelling of luster (shine, etc.).
- lustrateSynonym of purify, to ritually cleanse or renew, particularly to do so with a propitiatory offering or (historical) the lustration, quinquennial ritual of the Roman censor to cleanse the city after a census.