lustring

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noun

A glossy silk fabric; lutestring.

OriginFrench lustrine ← Italian lustrino ← Latin lustrare →
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Meanings

nounlustring (countable and uncountable, plural lustrings)

plural lustrings

  1. countableuncountableA glossy silk fabric; lutestring.

    [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 […].

    1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter CCXCIII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latinlustrare
  2. Italianlustrino
  3. Frenchlustrine
  4. Englishlustring

From French lustrine, Italian lustrino, from lustrare (“to polish”), Latin lustrare. See luster and compare lutestring.

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APA

lustring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lustring

MLA

“lustring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lustring. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lustring,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lustring.

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