lustrous
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Always gorgeous and elegantly dressed — her husband, Ralph, describes her face when in society as “like a theatre with all the lustres blazing” — Undine is nevertheless limited by her vapidity.
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2021
The key distinction is between metallic and non-metallic lustres.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Other types of non-metallic lustres are “silky,” “pearly,” and “resinous.”
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
The lustres were blazing, the orchestra tuning, and a few individuals, as impatient as herself, walking up and down the room, and appearing greatly delighted at having something new to stare at.
From The Widow Barnaby Vol. II (of 3) by Trollope, Frances Eleanor
De Morgan, who more nearly approached the works of the Italian masters than any other127 modern potter, used a very similar medium and method with his fine lustres.
From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by Cox, George J.
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