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LUSTRING Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
noun (2) lus· tring ˈlə-st(ə-)riŋ : a finishing process (such as calendering) for giving a gloss to yarns and cloth.
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LUSTRING Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
Lustring definition: a glossy silk cloth, formerly used for clothing, upholstery, etc. See examples of LUSTRING used in a sentence.
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Sarcenet, Lustring, and Bombazine - NineteenTeen
Lustring or Lutestring. A very fine, glossy silk with a bit of stiffness. Think our taffeta. Sarcenet, Sarsenet or Sarsnet. A thin silk, often ...
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lustring
▪ I. lustring, n. Obs. exc. arch. (ˈlʌstrɪŋ) (See also lutestring2.) [Alteration of F. lustrine (see prec.), It. lustrino, as if f. lustre n.1 + -ing1 or -ing3.] A glossy silk fabric. Also attrib.1697 Lond. Gaz. No. 3262/4 The Royal Lustring Company of England do give notice, that..their Ware-house....
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LUSTRING definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
A glossy silk cloth, formerly used for clothing, upholstery, etc.... Click for pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
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lustring, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective lustring. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
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William Lewen
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By 1696, Lewen was deputy-governor of the Royal Lustring Company.
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lustring - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From French lustrine, Italian lustrino, from lustrare (“to polish”), Latin lustrare. See luster and compare lutestring.
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Dress Fabric | Unknown - Explore the Collections - V&A
This type of silk was known as a lustring or lutestring in the 18th century. Delicate and lightweight, it was characterised by a lustre on its surface.
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White Silk Lutestring - $20.00 yd. - Burnley & Trowbridge Co.
White Silk Lutestring Lutestring or Lustring was a light, crisp plain silk with a high luster achieved through stretching and glazing with the assistance of ...
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LUSTRING - Definition & Meaning - Reverso English Dictionary
Lustring definition: glossy silk fabric used for clothing. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, related words.
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lutestring
lutestring2 (ˈl(j)uːtstrɪŋ) [App. an alteration of lustring (which, however, appears later in our quots.), assimilated to prec.] A kind of glossy silk fabric; a dress or a ribbon of this material.1661 Pepys Diary 18 Feb., We went to a mercer's..and there she bought a suit of Lutestring for herself. ...
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William Ashhurst
He served on several drafting committees and was concerned with a bill to encourage the Royal Lustring Company, He was a colonel of the White regiment
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lustre
▪ I. lustre, n.1 (ˈlʌstə(r)) Also 6 Sc. lustir, 6– (now U.S.) luster. [a. F. lustre masc., = Sp., Pg. lustre, It. lustro, Rumanian lustru; a Com. Rom. vbl. n. f. L. lūstrāre to illumine, prob. repr. an earlier *lūc-strāre f. lūc-, lūx light.] 1. a. The quality or condition of shining by reflected li...
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Lustreware
Depending on the concentration of gold in the lustring compound and the under slip on which it was applied, a range of colours could be achieved, from
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