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Search phrase: lustre

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC II.iii.28He beats thee 'gainst the odds. Thy lustre thickensHe beats thee 'gainst the oddes. Thy Luster thickens,
CymbelineCym I.ii.74.1A lustre to it.a lustre to it.
Henry IV Part 11H4 IV.i.77It lends a lustre and more great opinion,It lends a Lustre, and more great Opinion,
Henry VH5 III.i.30That hath not noble lustre in your eyes.That hath not Noble luster in your eyes.
Henry VIIIH8 I.i.29Equal in lustre, were now best, now worst,Equall in lustre, were now best, now worst
Henry VIIIH8 II.ii.31About his neck, yet never lost her lustre;About his necke, yet neuer lost her lustre;
Julius CaesarJC I.ii.124Did lose his lustre; I did hear him groan;Did loose his Lustre: I did heare him grone:
King LearKL III.vii.83Where is thy lustre now?Where is thy luster now?
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.ii.86Piercing a hogshead! A good lustre of conceitOf persing a Hogshead, a good luster of conceit
Timon of AthensTim I.ii.146You have added worth unto't and lustre,You haue added worth vntoo't, and luster,
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.361The lustre of the better yet to showThe luster of the better yet to shew,
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.iv.117The lustre in your eye, heaven in your cheek,The lustre in your eye, heauen in your cheeke,
The Winter's TaleWT III.ii.203Tincture or lustre in her lip, her eye,Tincture, or lustre in her lip, her eye

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Glossary

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dimdull, pale-coloured, lacking lustre
flourishembellish, adorn, add lustre to
glossbrightness, freshness, shine, lustre
illustrouslack-lustre, dull, dim
lack-lustresombre, solemn, grave
lustrelight, glory, brilliance
lustregleam, glimmer, flash
waterlustre, sheen, quality

Thesaurus

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lack-lustreillustrous
lustrewater
lustregloss
lustre, addflourish
lustre, lackingdim

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ILLUSTROUSBASICsee LUSTRE
LUSTREBASICillustrous adj, lustre n, lustrous adj
LUSTREINTENSITYoutlustre v
LUSTRENOTlack-lustre adj
OUTLUSTREBASICsee LUSTRE

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