lutestring

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lute=string

CIDE DICTIONARY

lutestringn. [Corrupted fr. lustring.].
     A plain, stout, lustrous silk, used for ladies' dresses and for ribbon.  Goldsmith.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

lutestring, n. archaic a glossy silk fabric.

Etymology
app. f. lustring f. F lustrine or It. lustrino f. lustro LUSTRE(1)

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