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English Dictionary: lustrous by the DICT Development Group
2 results for lustrous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lustrous
adj
  1. made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents"
    Synonym(s): bright, burnished, lustrous, shining, shiny
  2. brilliant; "set a lustrous example for others to follow"; "lustrous actors of the time"
  3. reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel"
    Synonym(s): glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lustrous \Lus"trous\, a. [Cf. F. lustreux. See 3d {Luster}.]
      Bright; shining; luminous. [bd] Good sparks and lustrous.[b8]
      --Shak. -- {Lus"trous*ly}, adv.
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