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lustre
noun UK (US luster) /ˈlʌs.tər/
/-tɚ/ Definition
› [S or U] the brightness that a shiny surface has: a treatment for restoring the lustre to dull hair the rich lustre of well-polished furnitureQuantities and units of light › [U] a very special, attractive quality that people admire: The dancing of the principal ballerina added lustre to an otherwise unimpressive production of 'Giselle'.Beauty and attractiveness
(Definition of lustre noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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