MEANING
Reflecting light with a rich, smooth sheen.
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- lustrous hair
- lustrous surface
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Her lustrous hair caught the light as she crossed the doorway.
The lustrous surface showed every movement in the workshop.
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- lustrous
Usage notes
Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative more lustrous; superlative most lustrous where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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