lutestring
- noun
- Archaic
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lutestring
- In historical novels, characters often wear gowns trimmed with lutestring.
Examples
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The museum displayed a dress made of delicate lutestring from the eighteenth century.
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She admired the ribbon of blue lutestring that decorated the old hat.
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The dress was made of beautiful lutestring.
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She wore a lutestring ribbon in her hair.
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The bride chose a beautiful dress made of lutestring that shimmered in the sunlight.
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She tied the gift box with a ribbon of lutestring for an elegant look.
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In her vintage shop, she displayed a variety of fabrics, including exquisite lutestring for special occasions.
Synonyms
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3.2
A smooth, shiny fabric often made from silk or man-made thread
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8.2
A crisp, smooth, shiny cloth that people often use for evening dresses and linings
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8.7
A soft, light cloth with a shiny front and dull back used for clothes such as dresses and underwear
A shiny silk fabric with a wavy pattern like water
How Shiny
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word lutestring names a glossy silk fabric and is easy to remember if you think of a lute and a string: a lute's string is smooth and bright, so lutestring cloth is 'shiny' and very fine silk.