lutestring

English

Etymology

Corrupted form of French lustring, probably influenced by lute.

Noun

lutestring (plural lutestrings)

  1. (archaic) A plain, stout, lustrous silk, used for ladies' dresses and for ribbon.
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    • Abagail Adams, cited in John Adams by David McCullough
      A dressing chemise of Tiffany which she had on over a blue lutestring

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for lutestring in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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