Dusky, dark. (Now only poetic, and regarded as transferred from sense 2.)

Of metal, a gem, an ornament, etc.: highly reflective of light; gleaming, lustrous; shiny.

Bright or shining, as polished illuminated surfaces; lustrous. (Now expressing esp. purity and evenness of lustre.)

Smooth; glossy; sleek. Obsolete exc. dialect.

Burnished; brilliant; often said of gold or silver. (In later instances perhaps confused with burne, n.)

transferred. Having the appearance of polished metal; bright, shining, glossy.

Of a pearl or other precious stone, originally one coming from the East: of superior value and brilliancy, lustrous, precious. Also figurative. Now…

Of a precious stone, esp. a pearl: superior in brilliancy or lustre; = orient, adj. 1a. Formerly also gen.: †= orient, adj. 1b.

Shining with, or reflecting, a brilliant light; radiant, resplendent; gleaming, lustrous.

Silky, silk-like; soft; glossy, shining, lustrous.

Lustrous; figurative illustrious.

Having a gloss; smooth and shining; highly polished; lustrous. spec. in Pathology, designating morbid symptoms, as glossy skin, glossy tongue. Also…

Apparently = Smooth, shining, clear. Obsolete.

Exhibiting a lustre; lustrous, shining.

Full of light or brightness; luminous; having a bright or glistening surface.

Lustre or sheen of an object reflecting light, as metal, water, silk. †of shine: lustrous, glistening.

Full of gloss, glossy.

Lustrous.

Having lustre, sheen, or gloss.

Shining; lustrous, glossy. Cf. nitid, adj.

Lighted up, having lustre or brilliancy; luminous, shining, bright, lustrous. Obsolete.

Having naturally a smooth, glossy surface.

Splendid, lustrous.

Covered with sheen, full of sheen; having a bright, shiny surface.

Natural History, etc. (See quots.)

Lustrous, glittering.

Resembling a glaze; having the smooth shiny appearance of a glaze or glazed surface.

Bright, shining; smooth, polished.

Lustrous.

Having a lustre; spec. in Ceramics, having a thin glaze or a metallic lustre.

Having a sheen, shining. Frequently in predic. use const. with with.