Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a luster; especially, in ceramics
- having a thin glaze as in ancient Greek pottery (see
lustrous glaze , under glaze) - having a metallic luster, like majolica, etc.; painted in luster-colors.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
luster .
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Examples
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Madi hated that Briana's hair was beautiful and lustered even when windswept.
Madi's Love Tiffany R. White 2011
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An emerald glittered in her hair and fine pearls lustered below.
At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002
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An emerald glittered in her hair and fine pearls lustered below.
At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002
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Flint is a form of quartz, dull-lustered, usually gray or blackish in color, and opaque except on thinnest edges, where it is translucent.
The Elements of Geology William Harmon Norton 1900
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God has garnished our minds with priceless qualities of far more value than precious diamonds, or lustered ore imprisoned in the bosom of the earth, and as we dig after wealth and precious stones let us dig after knowledge which is a power bestowed upon all who realize its value.
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But Silver Beck still ran musically over tracts of tinkling stones; and, through the chilly air, the lustered black cock was crowing for the gray hen in the hollow.
The Squire of Sandal-Side A Pastoral Romance Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr 1875
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Now, there is no morality in a man who is a citizen of the church, but the morality of faith; for it is a duty laid upon every one within the visible church, that all his actions moral be watered and lustered with faith.
The Tryal & Triumph of Faith: or An Exposition of the History of Christs dispossessing of the daughter of the woman of Canaan. 1600-1661 1645
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I was a bit dissapointed in Kristen Stewart's performance, it left me a bit lack lustered.
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Tiffany was famous for his lustered glassware to which was attached the trade name Favrile, which some say is derived from a Latin word for "handmade," while others say it is from an Old English word meaning "belonging to a craftsman."
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The cycling race, which is aimed at promoting tourism in West Sumatra Province, will be lustered up by a music concert, a food festival, and a fun bike event.
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