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• lustre — (US luster) ► NOUN 1) a gentle sheen or soft glow. 2) glory or distinction. 3) a thin metallic coating giving an iridescent glaze to ceramics. 4) (also lustreware) ceramics with an iridescent metallic glaze. 5) a fabric or yarn with a sheen …   English terms dictionary

• lustre — I. /ˈlʌstə / (say lustuh) noun 1. the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, glisten, sheen, or gloss: the lustre of satin. 2. some substance used to impart sheen or gloss. 3. radiant or luminous brightness; radiance. 4.… …  

• 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… …   Useful english dictionary

• Lustre — Luster Lus ter, Lustre Lus tre, n. [F. lustre; cf. It. lustro; both fr. L. lustrare to purify, go about (like the priests at the lustral sacrifice), traverse, survey, illuminate, fr. lustrum a purificatory sacrifice; perh. akin to E. loose. But… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lustre — lus·tre || lÊŒstÉ™(r) n. gloss, shine, sheen; substance which gives a surface a gloss, polish; radiance, brightness; glory, splendor; cut glass ornament on a chandelier; chandelier or other light decorated with cut glass ornaments; synthetic… …   English contemporary dictionary

• lustre — lustre1 (US luster) noun 1》 a gentle sheen or soft glow.     ↘the manner in which the surface of a mineral reflects light. 2》 a thin metallic coating giving an iridescent glaze to ceramics.     ↘lustreware. 3》 glory or distinction. 4》 a fabric or …   English new terms dictionary

• lustred — lustre (US luster) ► NOUN 1) a gentle sheen or soft glow. 2) glory or distinction. 3) a thin metallic coating giving an iridescent glaze to ceramics. 4) (also lustreware) ceramics with an iridescent metallic glaze. 5) a fabric or yarn with a… …   English terms dictionary

• lustreless — lustre (US luster) ► NOUN 1) a gentle sheen or soft glow. 2) glory or distinction. 3) a thin metallic coating giving an iridescent glaze to ceramics. 4) (also lustreware) ceramics with an iridescent metallic glaze. 5) a fabric or yarn with a… …   English terms dictionary

• textile — /teks tuyl, til/, n. 1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting. 2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: Glass can be used as a textile. adj. 3. woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics. 4 …   Universalium

• Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …   Universalium

• Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview        Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …   Universalium