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lustring

noun (1)
lus·​tring | \ ˈlÉ™-striÅ‹ How to pronounce lustring (audio) \

Definition of lustring

 (Entry 1 of 2)

archaic
: lutestring

lustring

noun (2)
lus·​tring | \ ˈlÉ™-st(É™-)riÅ‹ How to pronounce lustring (audio) \

Definition of lustring (Entry 2 of 2)

: a finishing process (such as calendering) for giving a gloss to yarns and cloth

First Known Use of lustring

Noun (1)

1697, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

circa 1889, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for lustring

Noun (1)

modification of Italian lustrino

Noun (2)

lustring, gerund of luster entry 3

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