lustre
noun
[ ˈlʌstə ]
• a gentle sheen or soft glow.
• "the lustre of the Milky Way"
Similar:
sheen,
gloss,
glossiness,
shine,
brightness,
radiance,
burnish,
polish,
patina,
glow,
gleam,
glimmer,
shimmer,
brilliance,
sparkle,
dazzle,
flash,
glitter,
glint,
luminousness,
luminosity,
luminescence,
light,
effulgence,
refulgence,
lambency,
coruscation,
• a thin coating containing unoxidized metal which gives an iridescent glaze to ceramics.
Similar:
glaze,
lacquer,
shellac,
varnish,
enamel,
patina,
coat,
coating,
covering,
finish,
• a fabric or yarn with a sheen or gloss.
• "lustre yarn"
• a prismatic glass pendant on a chandelier or other ornament.
• "a chandelier dripping with glass lustres"
Origin:
early 16th century: from French, from Italian lustro, from the verb lustrare, from Latin lustrare ‘illuminate’.
lustre
noun
• another term for lustrum.
