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lute-string
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lute-string
A glossed silk fabric with a ribbed pattern, used from the 14th to 16th centuries. It applied specifically in the 17thC to a form of taffeta which was stretched and then coated with a glossy gum. Lutestring or lustring was used in the 17th and 18th centuries particularly as a dress fabric and for be... Found op http://www.antique-marks.com/antique-terms-l.html
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lutestring
A glossed silk fabric with a ribbed pattern, used from the 14th to 16th centuries. It applied specifically in the 17thC to a form of taffeta which was stretched and then coated with a glossy gum. Lutestring or lustring was used in the 17th and 18th centuries particularly as a dress fabric and for be... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
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Lutestring
Lute'string` noun [ Corrupted from lustring .] A plain, stout, lustrous silk, used for ladies' dresses and for ribbon. Goldsmith. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/71
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Lutestring
• (n.) A plain, stout, lustrous silk, used for ladies` dresses and for ribbon. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/lutestring/
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