Luster — Defs

01 n. One who lusts.

02 n. A period of five years; a lustrum.

1.
A period of five years; a lustrum.
“Both of us have closed the tenth luster.” — Bolingbroke.

03 n. Brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter.

1.
Brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter.
“The right mark and very true luster of the diamond.” — Sir T. More.

“The scorching sun was mounted high, In all its luster, to the noonday sky.” — Addison.
2.
Renown; splendor; distinction; glory.
“His ancestors continued about four hundred years, rather without obscurity than with any great luster.” — Sir H. Wotton.
3.
A candlestick, chandelier, girandole, or the like, generally of an ornamental character.
4.
The appearance of the surface of a mineral as affected by, or dependent upon, peculiarities of its reflecting qualities.(Min.)
5.
A substance which imparts luster to a surface, as graphite and some of the glazes.
6.
A fabric of wool and cotton with a lustrous surface, -- used for women's dresses.

Phrases & compounds

Luster ware — earthenware decorated by applying to the glazing metallic oxides, which acquire brilliancy in the process of baking.

04 v. t. To make lustrous.

imp. & p. p. Lustred; p. pr. & vb. n. Lustering

1.
To make lustrous.[R. & Poetic]
“Flooded and lustered with her loosened gold.” — Lowell.