Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lustrous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lustrous \Lus"trous\, a. [Cf. F. lustreux. See 3d {Luster}.]
Bright; shining; luminous. `` Good sparks and lustrous.''
--Shak. -- {Lus"trous*ly}, adv.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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" [syn: {bright}, {burnished},
{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" [syn: {glistening}, {glossy}, {sheeny},
{shiny}, {shining}]
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