lustring

British  

/ ˈlʌstrɪŋ, ˈluːtˌstrɪŋ /

noun

1. a glossy silk cloth, formerly used for clothing, upholstery, etc

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Etymology

Origin of lustring

C17: from Italian lustrino, from lustro _lustre

Example Sentences

"The Major spoils my rose lustring and my orange sack makes the Justice look——" "Like suet," said Betty.

From The Passionate Elopement by MacKenzie, Compton

John Hall's "lustre for whisks" was of course lustring, or lutestring, a soft half-lustred pure silk fabric which was worn constantly for two centuries.

From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Earle, Alice Morse

Once on a day let my beloved write my name, And pour the lustring water with his rosy hands!

From Vidy?pati: Bang?ya pad?bali; songs of the love of R?dh? and Krishna by Vidy?pati Th?kura

One lustring hood was brown; and frequently green ribbons were sent; also many yards of scarlet and pink gauze, which seem the very essence of juvenility.

From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Earle, Alice Morse

I remember that I wore a nightgown of pale blue lustring, with a chip hat trimmed with ribands of the same colour.

From Beaux and Belles of England Mrs. Mary Robinson, Written by Herself, With the lives of the Duchesses of Gordon and Devonshire by Robinson, Mary