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Noun: luster  lús-tur
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: lustre)
  1. A quality that outshines the usual
    - lustre [Brit, Cdn], brilliancy, splendor [US], splendour [Brit, Cdn]
     
  2. The visual property of something that shines with reflected light
    "repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery luster";
    - shininess, sheen, lustre [Brit, Cdn], shine
     
  3. A surface coating for ceramics or porcelain
    - lustre [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: lusters

Type of: brightness, effulgence, glaze, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine

Encyclopedia: Luster, Montana