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lutestring

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lute⋅string

[loot-string]
–noun
1. a silk fabric of high sheen, formerly used in the manufacture of dresses.
2. a narrow ribbon finished with a high gloss.

Origin:
1655–65; by folk etymology < F lustrine < It lustrino. See luster 1 , -ine 1
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