dislustre

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

dis- +‎ lustre

Verb[edit]

dislustre (third-person singular simple present dislustres, present participle dislustring, simple past and past participle dislustred)

  1. To give up or lose lustre.
    • 1922, Henry Williamson, “London Children and Wild Flowers”, in The Lone Swallows:
      [] a radiance hovered about the children as though the buttercups had dislustred their gold upon the air.