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Webster 1913 Edition


Luster

Lust′er

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Noun.
One who lusts.

Webster 1828 Edition


Luster

LUS'TER

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Noun.
[L. lustrum, lustro to purify.]
1.
Brightness; splendor; gloss; as the luster of the sun or stars; the luster of silk.
The sun's mild luster warms the vital air.
2.
The splendor of birth, of deeds or of fame; renown; distinction.
His ancestors continued about four hundred years, rather without obscurity than with any great share of luster.
3.
A sconce with lights; a branched candlestick of glass.
4.
The space of five years. [L. lustrum.]