Webster's Dictionary 1913

3511

Lustring

Lus″tring (?), n. [F. lustrine, It. lustrino, fr. lustrare to polish, L. lustrare. See 3d Luster, and cf. Lutestring.] A kind of glossy silk fabric. See Lutestring.

3512

Lustrous

Lus″trous (?), a. [Cf. F. lustreux. See 3d Luster.] Bright; shining; luminous. “ Good sparks and lustrous.” Shak. — Lus″trous‐ly, adv.

3513

Lustrum

Lus″trum (?), n.; pl. E. Lustrums (#), L. Lustra (#). [L. Cf. 2d & 3d Luster.] A lustration or purification, especially the purification of the whole Roman people, which was mad...

3514

Lustwort

Lust″wort′n.(Bot.) See Sundew.

3515

Lusty

Lust″y (?), a. [Compar.Lustier (?); superl.Lustiest.] [From Lust. See Lust, and cf. Luscious.]1. Exhibiting lust or vigor; stout; strong; vigorous; robust; healthful; able of bo...

3516

Lusus naturæ

‖Lu″sus na‐tu″ræ (?). [L., fr. lusus sport + naturae, gen. of natura nature.] Sport or freak of nature; a deformed or unnatural production.

3517

Lutanist

Lut″a‐nist (?), n. [LL. lutanista, fr. lutana lute. See Lute the instrument.] A person that plays on the lute. Johnson.

3518

Lutarious

Lu‐ta″ri‐ous (?), a. [L. lutarius fr. lutum mud.] Of, pertaining to, or like, mud; living in mud. Grew.

3519

Lutation

Lu‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. lutare, lutatum, to bedaub with mud, fr. lutum mud: cf. F. lutation.] The act or method of luting vessels.

3520

Lute

Lute (?), n. [L. lutum mud, clay: cf. OF. lut.] 1. (Chem.) A cement of clay or other tenacious infusible substance for sealing joints in apparatus, or the mouths of vessels or t...

3521

Lute (2)

Lute, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Luted; p. pr. & vb. n.Luting.] To close or seal with lute; as, to lute on the cover of a crucible; to lute a joint.

3522

Lute (3)

Lute, n. [OF. leut, F. luth; skin to Pr. laút, It. liúto, leúto, Sp. laúd, Pg. alaude; all fr. Ar. al'�d; al the + '�d wood, timber, trunk or branch of a tree, staff, stick, woo...

3523

Lute (4)

Lute, v. i. To sound, as a lute. Piers Plowman.Keats.

3524

Lute (5)

Lute, v. t. To play on a lute, or as on a lute.Knaves are menThat lute and flute fantastic tenderness. Tennyson.

3525

Lute-backed

Lute″–backed′ (?), a. Having a curved spine.

3526

Lutecium

Lu‐te″ci‐um (?), n.(Chem.) A metallic element separated from ytterbium in 1907, by Urbain in Paris and by von Welsbach in Vienna. Symbol, Lu; at. wt. 174.0.

3527

Luteic

Lu‐te″ic (?), a.(Chem.) (a) Pertaining to, or derived from, weld (Reseda luteola). (b) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid resembling luteolin, but obtained from the flowers ...

3528

Lutein

Lu″te‐in (?), n. [From corpus luteum.] (Physiol. Chem.) A substance of a strongly marked yellow color, extracted from the yelk of eggs, and from the tissue of the corpus luteum.

3529

Lutenist

Lut″e‐nist (?), n. Same as Lutanist.

3530

Luteo-

Lu″te‐o– (?). [L. luteus.] (Chem.) A combining form signifying orange yellow or brownish yellow.

3531

Luteocobaltic

Lu″te‐o‐co‐balt″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, certain compounds of cobalt having a yellow color. Cf. Cobaltic.Luteocobaltic chloride(Chem.), a brilliant reddi...

3532

Luteolin

Lu″te‐o‐lin (?), n. [From NL. Reseda luteola, fr. L. luteolus yellowish, fr. luteus: cf. F. lutéoline. See Luteous.] (Chem.) A yellow dyestuff obtained from the foliage of the d...

3533

Luteous

Lu″te‐ous (?), a. [L. luteus, fr. lutum dyer's broom, weld, which is used as a yellow dye.] Yellowish; more or less like buff.

3534

Luter

Lut″er (?), n. [From 3d Lute.] One who plays on a lute.

3535

Luter (2)

Lut″er, n. [From Ist Lute.] One who applies lute.

3536

Lutescent

Lu‐tes″cent (?), a. [L. luteus yellow.] Of a yellowish color.

3537

Lutestring

Lute″string′ (?), n. [Corrupted fr. lustring.] A plain, stout, lustrous silk, used for ladies' dresses and for ribbon. Goldsmith.