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👗 Glossy silk fabric ✨ Silk-like
lutestring

lutestring

9.9
Having a glossy smooth look like fine silk
  • adjective
  • Archaic
translation icon : lutestring
  • The dress was made from a lutestring material that caught the candlelight beautifully.

Examples

  • The curtains had a lutestring sheen that made the room feel elegant.

  • She wore a lutestring ribbon in her hair for the special occasion.

  • Look at this lutestring!

  • What a beautiful lutestring!

  • The dress was made from a lutestring material that caught the candlelight beautifully.

  • She wore a lutestring ribbon in her hair for the special occasion.

  • The curtains had a lutestring sheen that made the room feel elegant.

Synonyms

silky
vslutestring
37 1.0

Smooth and soft to touch like fine cloth

is the precise glossy woven fabric appearance not only soft texture
glossy
vslutestring
34 2.6

Having a smooth shiny surface that reflects light like paper or hair

is a particular smooth cloth appearance with both gloss and soft touch
silken
vslutestring
9 4.3

Very smooth, soft, and a little shiny like fine cloth

is the specific glossy smooth fabric appearance rather than general softness
satiny
vslutestring
3 4.1

Smooth and soft with a shiny surface like silk

is a specific high-gloss fabric look rather than just a gentle sheen
silklike
vslutestring
3.7

Having a smooth, soft, and shiny feel like fine cloth

is the exact fabric look instead of merely resembling that material

How Shiny

lustrous
9 5.3
lutestring
  • Archaic
9.9
glossy
34 2.6
shiny
302 1.0
matte
2 3.5

Surface Forms

lutestring positive

Etymology

The adjective lutestring means 'made of' or 'looking like' that glossy silk, so think of a smooth, bright ribbon like a lute's string to remember its 'shiny' and elegant look.