The ability or condition of shining with reflected light; sheen, gleam, gloss, sparkle, shine, etc.
metallic luster
Shining light from within, luminosity, brightness, shine.
the sun’s luster
Alternative form of lustrum: A five-year period, especially (historical) in Roman contexts.
...thritty yere of vj. lustres...
One who lusts, one inflamed with lust.
Eumenides But did neuer any Louers come hether?
Synonym of den: a dwelling-place in a wilderness, especially for animals.
...But, turning to his luster, Calues and Dam, He shewes abhorr'd death, in his angers flame...
To have luster, to gleam, to shine.
What bloom, what brightness lusters o’er her cheeks!
To gain luster, to become lustrous.
A surname from German.
From Middle French lustre, from Old Italian lustro, from Old Italian lustrare (“brighten”), from Latin lūstrō (“to purify, to brighten”), from Latin lūstrum (“purification ritual”).
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To give luster, particularly
Our Puritans have from hence learned to colour and lustre their ugly Treasons... with the cloake of Religion.