lustered

[ luhs-terd ]

adjective

1. having or finished with a luster.

Other Words From

• un·lustered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lustered¹

First recorded in 1855–60; luster ¹ + -ed ³

Example Sentences

The home makes liberal use of lustered Mica stone, terrazzo tile and clear vertical grain fir framing throughout.

From Seattle Times

The weight sat on my quill: I could not write;    The red drops lustered to my pen—in vain; I had my theme—"Brothers that meet in fight,    Yet shed no blood!"—my jesting mood turned pain.

From Project Gutenberg

When the bulb of the moon with white fire fills And dead leaves crackle under the feet, When men roll kegs to the cider mills And chestnuts roast on every street; When the night sky glows like a hollow shell Of lustered emerald and pearl, The kilted cricket knows too well His doom.

From Project Gutenberg

Originally, silver luster was a cheap imitation of silver, and first specimens were lustered inside as well as out, to further increase the deception.

From Project Gutenberg

Here emperors strutted on stiltlike shoes, empresses basked under peacock fans, concubines lustered their hair with elephant dung, and eunuchs plotted palace intrigues.

From Time Magazine Archive