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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow;
- Example: "bright silver candlesticks"
- Example: "a burnished brass knocker"
- Example: "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"
- Example: "rows of shining glasses"
- Example: "shiny black patents"
[syn: bright, burnished, lustrous, shining, shiny]

2. brilliant;
- Example: "set a lustrous example for others to follow"
- Example: "lustrous actors of the time"

3. reflecting light;
- Example: "glistening bodies of swimmers"
- Example: "the horse's glossy coat"
- Example: "lustrous auburn hair"
- Example: "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"
- Example: "shining white enamel"
[syn: glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lustrous \Lus"trous\, a. [Cf. F. lustreux. See 3d Luster.]
   Bright; shining; luminous. " Good sparks and lustrous."
   --Shak. -- Lus"trous*ly, adv.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

lustrous
    adj 1: made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting
           a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a
           burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it
           fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining
           glasses"; "shiny black patents" [syn: bright,
           burnished, lustrous, shining, shiny]
    2: brilliant; "set a lustrous example for others to follow";
       "lustrous actors of the time"
    3: reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the
       horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon
       like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining
       white enamel" [syn: glistening, glossy, lustrous,
       sheeny, shiny, shining]