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Lustre (British English) or luster (American English; see spelling differences) is the way light interacts with the surface of a crystal, rock, or mineral.The word traces its origins back to the Latin lux, meaning "light", and generally implies radiance, gloss, or brilliance.
Lustre (treaty), a secret treaty between France and members of the UKUSA Agreement for cooperation in signals intelligence; Luster (textiles), a property of textiles make them appearing bright, shiny and lustrous; Lustre, English-language form of Latin lustrum – a period of 5 years; Lustre, a chandelier or a glass pendant used in chandelier
The lustre chantant (literally "singing chandelier") or musical lamp was invented by Frederik Kastner. It was a large chandelier with glass pipes of varying lengths each illuminated and heated by an individual gas jet. A keyboard allowed the player to turn down individual jets; as the glass tube cooled, a note was produced.
Orient is also a word for the lustre of a fine pearl. [16] Hong Kong, a former British colony, has been called "Pearl of the Orient" along with Shanghai. In the UK, and much of the commonwealth, it is not considered a pejorative term, with many East Asian people choosing to use it themselves - notably in the names of East Asian businesses such ...
Staffordshire pottery jug, c. 1815. Lustreware or lusterware (the respective spellings for British English and American English) is a type of pottery or porcelain with a metallic glaze that gives the effect of iridescence.
The video features Otis, a 4-year-old Labrador from Leeds, England, displaying his discontent in a manner strikingly similar to a human toddler’s tantrum. As the clip begins, Otis comfortably ...
The French lustre, from Italian lustro, can also be used in English to mean a chandelier hung with crystals, or the glass pendant used to decorate such chandelier. [9] The use of words for indoor lighting objects can be confusing, and a number of terms like lustres, branches, chandeliers and candelabras were used interchangeably at various ...
The U.S. is refusing to co-sponsor a draft U.N. resolution marking three years since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine that backs Kyiv's territorial integrity and again demands Russia withdraw its ...