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• luster — luster, sheen, gloss, glaze are comparable when they denote a smooth shining surface that is the natural property of a thing or is given to it by some such process as polishing, burnishing, or coating. Luster basically and in technical use… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• 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 lustrare …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Luster ware — 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

• luster — luster1 [lus′tər] n. [Fr lustre < It lustro < lustrare < L, to light, illumine < lustrum, LUSTRUM] 1. the quality, condition, or fact of shining by reflected light; gloss; sheen 2. brightness; radiance; brilliance 3. a) radiant beauty …   English World dictionary

• luster — luster1 lusterless, adj. /lus teuhr/, n. 1. the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss: the luster of satin. 2. a substance, as a coating or polish, used to impart sheen or gloss. 3. radiant or luminous …   Universalium

• luster — I lus•ter [[t]ˈlʌs tər[/t]] n. 1) the state or quality of shining by reflecting light: the luster of satin[/ex] 2) a substance, as a coating or polish, used to impart sheen or gloss 3) radiant or luminous brightness; brilliance 4) radiance of… …   From formal English to slang

• Shining — Shine Shine, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shone} (? or ?; 277) (archaic {Shined}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Shining}.] [OE. shinen, schinen, AS. sc[=i]nan; akin to D. schijnen, OFries. sk[=i]na, OS. & OHG. sc[=i]nan, G. scheinen, Icel. sk[=i]na, Sw. skina, Dan.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• luster — Synonyms and related words: abundant year, academic year, afterglow, air glow, annum, aura, be bright, beacon, beam, bedazzle, bissextile year, blaze, blaze of glory, blind, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, buff, burn, burnish, calendar month …   Moby Thesaurus

• shining — shin·ing || ʃaɪnɪŋ adj. glimmering, lustrous, gleaming; bright, radiant, emitting light; excellent, fine n. act of polishing, act of brightening, act of making shiny ʃaɪn n. radiance, glow; luster, sheen; sunny weather, pleasant weather;… …   English contemporary dictionary

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