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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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William Lewen
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By 1696, Lewen was deputy-governor of the Royal Lustring Company.
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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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back-head
back-head (ˈbækˈhɛd) [f. back a. + head.] a. False hair worn at the back of the head; chignon. b. Back part of the head.1731 Gentl. Mag. I. 531 Dresses youthfully, wears back⁓heads. 1754 Richardson Grandison vii. 223 (D.) Her pale pink lustring and back-head. 1836 A. Walker Beauty Wom. 381 If the fo...
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The System or Theory of the Trade of the World
At the time of its publication, in fact, the Royal Lustring Company had lost its own charter amid scandal, after having operated for the previous 23 years
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delustre
delustre, v. (diːˈlʌstə(r)) Also (U.S.) -luster. [f. de- II. 2 + lustre n.1] trans. Of textiles: to deprive of lustre or sheen. So deˈlustring vbl. n., deˈlustred ppl. a.1927 Rayon Jrnl. Apr. 13 (title) Delustering Rayon. Ibid. 13/1 The methods of delustering Rayon may be classified into three group...
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shimmer
▪ I. shimmer, n.1 (ˈʃɪmə(r)) [f. shimmer v.1 Cf. LG. schemmer, NFris. skimer, G. schimmer, Sw. skimmer.] A shimmering light or glow; a subdued tremulous light.1821 Scott Kenilw. vi, Two silver lamps, fed with perfumed oil, diffused..a trembling twilight-seeming shimmer through the quiet apartment. 1...
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List of Acts of the Parliament of England, 1700–1706
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| {{|Royal Lustring Company Act 1706|public|3|note2=Ruffhead c. 20|27-03-1707|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act for the better Encouragement of the Royal Lustring Company.
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scarf
▪ I. scarf, n.1 (skɑːf) Pl. scarfs, scarves. Forms: 6–7 scarfe, scarff(e, scarph(e, skarf(e, 7 skarffe, 6– scarf. [Of obscure history; not recorded before the middle of the 16th c., but prob. a. ONF. escarpe = Central OF. escharpe, mod.F. écharpe sash, sling for a wounded arm, etc. (whence It. sciar...
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List of Acts of the Parliament of England, 1690–1699
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| {{|Lustrings Act 1697|public|43|05-07-1698|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act for the better Incouragement of the Royal Lustring Company and the
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