metallic luster

noun

, Ceramics.

1. luster ¹( def 8 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of metallic luster¹

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

Dru Edmonds, the assistant superintendent of the park, described the stone as "light yellow, with a triangular shape and a sparkling, metallic luster."

From Fox News

“Every diamond found at the park is beautiful in its own way, and this one is certainly no exception. It’s about the size of a pencil eraser, with a light yellow color and a sparkling, metallic luster,” park interpreter Waymon Cox said.

From Fox News

About the size of a bottle cap and sporting a similar metallic luster, they ambush butterflies and dragonflies in mid-air, killing them with a venomous bite.

From Science Magazine

The feathers, meant to represent the Choctaw Nation’s strength, kindness and humanity, are delicate and give off a metallic luster when illuminated by the sun.

From Washington Times

Hence, his use of the metallic luster of gold, platinum and silver, which ceramists didn't commonly use in the early 1980s, when Bacerra was getting started with the technique.

From Los Angeles Times