lus|tring

lus|tring
lus|tring «LUHS trihng», noun.
a glossy silk fabric; lutestring.
[alteration of French lustrine < Middle French lustre luster1]

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  • lus — abac·u·lus; aceph·a·lus; acer·vu·lus; ac·i·doph·i·lus; ac·ti·no·ba·cil·lus; ac·u·le·o·lus; aero·ba·cil·lus; aes·cu·lus; ag·ri·lus; al·a·lus; al·lo·phy·lus; al·ti·ca·me·lus; al·ve·o·lus; am·e·lus; amor·pho·phal·lus; am·phib·a·lus; amyg·da·lus;… …   English syllables

  • tring — cen·tring; et·tring·ite; lus·tring; …   English syllables

  • lustring — lus·tring …   English syllables

  • Lustring — Lus tring, n. [F. lustrine, It. lustrino, fr. lustrare to polish, L. lustrare. See 3d {Luster}, and cf. {Lutestring}.] A kind of glossy silk fabric. See {Lutestring}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lustre — lus•tre [[t]ˈlʌs tər[/t]] n. v. t. v. i. tred, tring. brit. luster I, luster II …   From formal English to slang

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