Usually means: Giving an object shiny finish.
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  1. lustering: Merriam-Webster
  2. lustering: Collins English Dictionary
  3. lustering: Wordnik
  4. lustering: Wiktionary
  5. lustering: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. Lustering, lustering: Dictionary.com
  7. Lustering: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  8. lustering: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  9. Lustering: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  10. lustering: FreeDictionary.org
  11. Lustering: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. lustering: Encyclopedia

(Note: See luster as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (luster)

noun:  The ability or condition of shining with reflected light; sheen, gleam, gloss, sparkle, shine, etc.
noun:  (figurative) Shining light from within, luminosity, brightness, shine.
noun:  (figurative) Shining beauty, splendor, attractiveness or attraction.
noun:  (figurative) Shining fame, renown, glory.
noun:  (figurative) Polish, social refinement.
noun:  A thing exhibiting luster, particularly
noun:  (literary) Any shining body or thing.
noun:  A piece of glass added to a light (especially a chandelier) to increase its luster.
noun:  An ornamental light providing luster, especially a chandelier.
noun:  A substance that imparts luster to a surface, such as polish, gloss, plumbago, glaze, etc.
noun:  The layer of an object that imparts luster, chiefly with regard to ceramics.
noun:  A kind of lustrous fabric with a wool weft and cotton, linen, or silk warp, chiefly used for women's dresses.
noun:  (obsolete) A glory, an act or thing that imparts fame or renown.
verb:  (intransitive, now rare) To have luster, to gleam, to shine.
verb:  (intransitive, now rare) To gain luster, to become lustrous.
verb:  (transitive) To give luster, particularly
verb:  (obsolete) To make illustrious or attractive, to distinguish.
verb:  To coat with a lustrous material or glaze, to impart physical luster to an object.
verb:  (transitive, obsolete) To shed light on, to illustrate, to show.
verb:  (transitive, obsolete) Synonym of lustrate, particularly
verb:  Synonym of purify, to ritually cleanse or renew.
verb:  Synonym of look, to look over, to survey.
noun:  (now rare) One who lusts, one inflamed with lust.
noun:  (obsolete) Synonym of den: a dwelling-place in a wilderness, especially for animals.
noun:  A surname from German.
noun:  Clipping of lusterware: highly lustrous ceramics. [A type of pottery having an iridescent metallic glaze]
noun:  Alternative form of lustrum: A five-year period, especially (historical) in Roman contexts. [(historical) A lustration: a ceremonial purification of the people of Rome performed every five years after the census.]
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