lutestring
noun
lute·string ˈlüt-(ˌ)striŋ 
: a plain glossy silk formerly much used for women's dresses and ribbons
Word History
Etymology
by folk etymology from Italian lustrino glossy fabric, from lustro luster
First Known Use
1661, in the meaning defined above
- the pits
- the place to be
- the Pledge of Allegiance
- the plot thickens
- the Plough
- the pokey
- the Pole Star
- the pole vault
- the Polish
- the polls
- the poor
- the populace
- the Portuguese
- the possessive
- the Post Office
- the Postal Service
- the pot
- the potty
- the pound
- the poverty line
- the power behind the throne
- the powers that be
- the present
- the present day
- the present perfect