lutestring

[ loot-string ]

/ ˈlutˌstrɪŋ /

noun

a silk fabric of high sheen, formerly used in the manufacture of dresses.

a narrow ribbon finished with a high gloss.

Origin of lutestring

1655–65; by folk etymology <French lustrine<Italian lustrino.See luster¹, -ine¹

Words nearby lutestring

luteotropic, luteotropic hormone, luteotropin, luteous, lute stern, lutestring, Lutetia, lutetium, Luth., Luther, Lutheran

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Example sentences from the Web for lutestring

This was all of a piece with his rage at Lutestring the day before.
Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1.|Samuel Warren
She sent me home a lutestring nightgown of the sweetest sea-green only yesterday.
Mohawks, Volume 2 of 3|Mary Elizabeth Braddon
The sound of a horn blown faintly to test it within the gatehouse, the tinkle of a lutestring, brought to the King's lips: 'Aye.
The Fifth Queen|Ford Madox Ford
So that those two poor little bits of lutestring ribbon were the only outward signs of new bereavement.
Oldfield|Nancy Huston Banks

Charles Townshend calls the present a Lutestring Ministry; fit only for the summer.
The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son|The Earl of Chesterfield

British Dictionary definitions for lutestring

lutestring

/ (ˈluːtˌstrɪŋ) /

noun

textiles a variant of lustring

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单词	lutestring
释义	lutestring [ loot-string ] / ˈlutˌstrɪŋ / noun a silk fabric of high sheen, formerly used in the manufacture of dresses. a narrow ribbon finished with a high gloss. Origin of lutestring 1655–65; by folk etymology <French lustrine<Italian lustrino.See luster¹, -ine¹ Words nearby lutestring luteotropic, luteotropic hormone, luteotropin, luteous, lute stern, lutestring, Lutetia, lutetium, Luth., Luther, Lutheran Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lutestring This was all of a piece with his rage at Lutestring the day before. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1.\|Samuel Warren She sent me home a lutestring nightgown of the sweetest sea-green only yesterday. Mohawks, Volume 2 of 3\|Mary Elizabeth Braddon The sound of a horn blown faintly to test it within the gatehouse, the tinkle of a lutestring, brought to the King's lips: 'Aye. The Fifth Queen\|Ford Madox Ford So that those two poor little bits of lutestring ribbon were the only outward signs of new bereavement. Oldfield\|Nancy Huston Banks Charles Townshend calls the present a Lutestring Ministry; fit only for the summer. The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son\|The Earl of Chesterfield British Dictionary definitions for lutestring lutestring / (ˈluːtˌstrɪŋ) / noun textiles a variant of lustring Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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