Luster

n.	1.	One who lusts.
	1.	A period of five years; a lustrum. Both of us have closed the tenth luster. - Bolingbroke.
	1.
	1.	Brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter. The right mark and very true luster of the diamond. - Sir T. More. The scorching sun was mounted high, In all its luster, to the noonday sky. - Addison.
	2.	Renown; splendor; distinction; glory. His ancestors continued about four hundred years, rather without obscurity than with any great luster. - Sir H. Wotton.
	3.	A candlestick, chandelier, girandole, or the like, generally of an ornamental character.
	4.	(Min.) The appearance of the surface of a mineral as affected by, or dependent upon, peculiarities of its reflecting qualities.
	5.	A substance which imparts luster to a surface, as graphite and some of the glazes.
	6.	A fabric of wool and cotton with a lustrous surface, - used for women's dresses. Luster ware earthenware decorated by applying to the glazing metallic oxides, which acquire brilliancy in the process of baking.
v. t.	1.	To make lustrous. [imp. & p. p. Lustred ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lustering, or Lustring.] Flooded and lustered with her loosened gold. - Lowell.

Noun	1.	luster - a quality that outshines the usual Synonyms: brilliancy, splendor, splendour, lustre
	2.	luster - the visual property of something that shines with reflected light Synonyms: sheen, shininess, lustre
	3.	luster - a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain Synonyms: lustre

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