lust 
with the V ''"' ' '""*', ''w' 1 , '">-. <'ti'.. but is 
pel-hups nil. iikin In <ir. /I'fiinr.llai, Ski. tj lush, 
desire. Hence /.-./>, r., Hal-, r. iind ., /".s^i/. 
eii-.: see these words.] If. Desire, inclination, 
in' wish in general. 
Your riinimniiiidcment to kepc, as my kyncl brother, 
Ami my I'ncl, that is lell, my lutt. nlinl In 1 ay '. 
Ih'tlruclioH of Troy (I). K. T. S.), 1. 6140. 
I here ho commonly prepared certain sauces, which shall 
Hive men a great Itift and appetite to their meats. 
lMiiM-r, Misc. Select. 
We act our mimic tricks with that free licence, 
'I hiit /', that pleasure, that security, 
An if we practised in :i |i:iMe-lj,,;n d ca . 
/;. ./<, Cynthia's Revels, i. 1. 
2. Intense longing desiro ; eagerness for pos- 
session or enjoyment : as, the lust of gain. 
The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will 
diviilc the -p<>il : my liut shall be satisfied upon them. 
Ex. xv. 9. 
Ill men have a lout t* hear others' sins. 
B. Jonnn, Apol. to Poetaster. 
Yet still insatiate, still with rage on flame ; 
Such Is the lul of never-dying fame 1 
Pope, Iliad, xx. 590. 
Specifically 3. Evil propensity ; depraved af- 
fection or desire. 
"Thanne artow inparflt," quod he, "and one of Prydes 
knyjtes; 
For such a luste and lykynge Lucifer fel fram heuene." 
Piers Plminnan (B), xv. 51. 
They [my Sponsors] did promise and vow . . . that I 
should renounce the devil and all his works, the pomps 
ami vanity of this wicked world, and all the sinful lusts ot 
the flesh. Book of Common Prayer, Catechism. 
The ambitious conqueror had trodden whole nations 
nnder his feet, to satisfy the hut of power. 
Story, Cambridge, Aug. 81, 1826. 
4. In absolute use, carnal desire ; sexual appe- 
tite; unlawful desiro of sexual pleasure; con- 
cupiscence. 
80 lust, though lo a radiant angel link il, 
Will sate itself In a celestial bed, 
And prey on garbage. Shak., Hamlet, I. 6. 55. 
In lii*f the permanent end is the mastering of the sen- 
suous objects which excite appetite. 
F. II. Bradley, Ethical Studies, p. 253, note. 
lust 1 (lust), v. i. [< ME. lustcn; <lusfl, n. The 
older form of the verb is lisft, q. v.] 1. To 
desire eagerly ; long: with after or for. 
Thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatso- 
ever thy soul lusteth after. Deut. xil. 15. 
2f. To take pleasure ; delight; like. 
Noght ferfull, ne furse, faueret full wele, 
Louet he no lede that lustide in wrange. 
Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. S.\ 1. 3869. 
We taulked of their to moch libertle, to Hue as they lust. 
Ascham, The Scholemastcr, p. 20. 
They rate the goods without reason as they lust them- 
selues. HaHuyt's Voyages, II. 271. 
Specifically 3. To have evil desire. 
The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy. Jas. iv. 6. 
4. To have carnal desire : with after. 
Whosoever Icokcth on a woman to lust after her hath 
committed adultery with her already in his heart. 
Mat v. 28. 
lust-t (lust), r. A Middle English form of Usfl. 
lust-breathed (lust'bretht), a. Animated by 
lust. Sclimiill. 
Borne by the trustless wings of false desire, 
Lust-breathed Tarquin leaves the Roman host. 
Shale., Lucrece, 1. 3. 
lust-dieted (lust'dl'e-ted), a. Faring voluptu- 
ously. SfliHiitlt. 
Let the superfluous and lust-dieted man 
That slaves your ordinance, that will not see 
because he does not feel, feel your power quickly. 
Shale., Lear, iv. 1. 70. 
8547 
red-Kold is a resplendent rtfirt. The hlue lake with its 
green banks wmld nut be agreeable, but I'm tin- / 
the Mali ij expanse. A. Bain, Emotions and Will, p. 2-'i. 
2. In mineral., a variation in the nature of the 
reflecting surface of minerals. In this sense the 
win I designates, tlrxl, the kind or quality of the light re- 
tleeleil; second, the decree uf intensity. The principal 
kinds of luster are: metallic, as iln pyrites and galena ; ailn- 
mantine, as In the diamond ; vitreous, as In glass; resinous, 
'" ); pearly, as in gyp- 
But he by good use and experyencc, hat he in his eye the 
rvgbte murke and very trewe lustre of the dyamonte. 
Sir T. More, Works, p. 73. 
3. The state or quality of being illustrious or 
famous; brilliant distinction ; brilliancy, as of 
a person, a deed, an event, or the like. 
Pompey did so conquer, as he alway arose agalne with 
great lustre and with greater terror. 
Purchas, Pilgrimage, p. 322. 
His ancestors continued about four hundred years, ra- 
ther without obscurity than with any great lustre. 
Sir It. Wotton. 
It will appear that this quality [courage] has a peculiar 
lustre, which it derives wholly from Itself, and from that 
noble elevation Inseparable from it. Hume, Of Morals, i 7. 
No doubt the suppers of wits and philosophers acquire 
much lustre by tune and renown. Emerson, Clubs. 
4. A branched candelabrum or chandelier or- 
namented with prisms or pendants of glass. 
Double rows of lustres lighted up the nave. Eustace. 
We were . . . in the dining-room ; the lustre, which had 
been lit for dinner, filled the room with a festal breadth of 
light. Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre, xiv. 
5. The quality of glossiness or brilliancy in a 
The superior value of these (long wools] lies in what is 
known in the wool trade as lustre: that Is, a peculiar sil 
i of hair which it does not loi 
Ure, 
lustrate 
lusterless, lustreless (I"*' ti'T-les), n. L' 
i,-i- + -/. A-.*, j \Vitlniul luster. 
luster-ware (lus'ter -war), n. Stoneware or 
enirkery having surface ornamentations in me- 
tallic colors: a trade-name. Such ware is said to 
be decorated with luster, gold luster, platinum luster, 
copper luster, etc. It Is to be distinguished from lustered 
pottery of the decorative sort. 
luster-wash (lus'ter-wosh), . In ceram.. a 
thin wash of the metallic pigment used to pro- 
duce any luster. 
lustful (lust'ful), a. [< ME. lustful, < AS. lust- 
full, desirous, < lust, desire, + full, full: see 
lust! and -ful.] 1 . Having prurient lust; incon- 
tinent; libidinous. 
Encompass'd with thy lustful paramours. 
Shak..\ Hen. VI., UL 2. 58. 
2. Marked by or pertaining to lust; exciting 
or manifesting lust. 
And Cupid still emongest them kindled lustfull fyres. 
Spenser, F. Q.,111. L 89. 
Thence his lustful orgies he enlarged. 
Milton, Y. L, 1.415. 
3f. Vigorous; robust; stout; lusty. 
The want of lustful health 
Could not be half so grietf ul to your grace 
As these most wretched tidings that I bring. 
SackvUle, Uorboduc, iii. 1. 
= Syn. See list under lascivious. 
lustfully (lust'fiil-i), adv. In a lustful manner. 
lustfulness (lust'ful-nes), n. [< ME. lustful- 
nesse, < AS. lustfulness, < lustfull, desirous: see 
lustful.] The state of being lustful ; libidinous- 
T10RR- 
Lusty ; 
Browne. 
it(lus'tik) .. 
vigorous , jovial. 
As lustick and frolick as lords In their bowers. 
6. A thin and light kind of poplin Cantharid 
leoe and heviness 
luster 1 (lus'ter), n. [< /M*-/ 1 4- -er 1 .] One who 
lusts ; one inflamed with lust. 
Hear, and fear, all lusters after strange women ! 
Dr. Clerke, Sermons (1637), p. 499. (Latham.) 
luster 2 , lustre 1 (lus'ter), n. [< F. lustre = Sp. 
Pg. lustre (after F. ?) = It. litstro, splendor, 
brilliancy, luster, < ML. "lustrum (f), splendor; 
cf. liitttrunt, a window, < L. *Iuxtru, shining (in 
lii.tlnire, shine, illnstrarc, shine upon, illusfris, 
lighted up, etc.), for orig. *li-*trii.*, < 1/im-i; 
shine: see lucent.] 1. The quality of shining; 
brilliancy or refulgence, from inherent con- 
stitution or artificial polish; splendor; glow; 
sheen ; glob.s : as, the luster of the stars, or of 
gold. 
Ho have I seen the brightest Stars deny'ii 
To shew their Lustre in some gloomy Night. 
Una-ell, Letters, I. v. 2i 
A mien majestic, with dark brows, that show 
The tr;ini[iiil Inxtre of a lofty mind. 
Co>rp?r, Sonnet to Diodati. 
We have formerly remarked on the great charm of Lua- 
tre. It seems to have a power to redeem ti;ul rotnbinations 
of colours. Red-yellow is unharmonious as colour, but 
luster having a reflection showing like that of mother-of- 
pearl. Mohair luster, see mohair. Platinum lus- 
ter, a variety of metallic luster produced by means of a 
platinum glaze, and somewhat resembling burnished sil- 
ver. Hence its more common name, silver luster. =Syn. 1. 
Refulgence. 3. Glory, celebrity. 1 and 3. Efulgence, 
Brilliance, etc. See radiance. 
luster 12 , lustre 1 (lus'ter), v. t.; pret. and pp. 
lustered, lustred, ppr. lustcring, lustring. [< HH- 
ter 2 , lustre 1 , n. Cf. lustrate.] To impart luster 
or gloss to. 
Plush goods can be wholly lustered or delicately cm- 
bossed {with a lustering-raachine]. 
U. S. Cons. Rep., No. Ixvl. (1886), p. 816. 
luster 3 , lustre'- 3 (lus'ter), . [< OF. (and F.) 
lustre = Sp. Pg. It. lustra, < L. lustrum, a puri- 
ficatory sacrifice, an expiatory offering, such as 
was made by the censors for the whole people 
every five years; hence, a period of five years, 
any definite period; < lucre, wash, cleanse, akin 
to lavare, wash: see lave 2 .] Same as lustrum. 
When flue lustres of his age expir'd, 
Feeling his stomach and his strength asplr'd 
To worthier wars. 
Sylvester, tr. of Du Bartas's Weeks, ii., Babylon. 
The next ten years . . . [Longfellow's] sixth and sev- 
enth lustres are the period of his best work. 
Princeton Rev., II. 299. 
Iuster 4 t, f< L. lustrum, a slough, bog, den of 
wild beasts, an evil haunt; a diff. word from 
lustrum, a purification, but of like formation ; 
< lucre, wash, = Gr. /.orav.wash: see lave 2 .] The 
den or abode of a wild beast. 
But turning to his luster, calves and dam 
He shows abhorred death. Chapman. 
lustered, lustred (lus'terd), p. a. Having a 
luster; especially, in ceram., (a) having a thin 
glaze as in ancient Greek pottery (see lustrous 
ylaze, under glaze) ; ( b ) ha ving a metallic luster, 
like majolica, etc. ; painted in luster-colors. 
Lustred pieces are very rare in Portugal, and are mostly 
rough in glaze, and clumsy in design. 
The Academy. No. 877, p. 139. 
The plate (Majolica) with a profile of Cajsar en grisaille, 
on a gold ground, with a border of grotesques lustred with 
ruby on deep blue, . . . the plate lust red in gold and ruby. 
Art Journal, VIII. 108. 
lustering, lustring 1 (lus'ter-ing, -tring), n. 
[Verbal n. of luster?, r.] 1. The process of 
making lustrous or glossy. 2. In metal-icork- 
iiiii, same as brightening, 1. 3. A process for 
giving to woolen cloth a permanent gloss and 
smooth surface which will not roughen with 
wear. This is accomplished by stretching the cloth 
tightly on a perforated copper cylinder, which is then 
placed in a steam-rhest and the >t< am turned on. 
4. A treatment of furs to render them smooth. 
5. A polishing material, as the black polish 
used for stoves. 
lustihood (lus'ti-hud), . [= D. lustiglieid = 
MLG. lusticheit = MHtt. lusticheit (cf. G. lustig- 
keit) = Sw. lustighet = Dan. lystighed; as lusty 
+ -hood. Cf. lustihead.] The quality of being 
lusty; vigor of body. [Archaic.] 
He is so full of lustihood, he will ride 
Joust for it, and win. 
Tennyson, Lancelot and Elaine. 
lustily (lus'ti-li), adv. In a lusty manner; vig- 
orously; strongly. 
I determine to fight lustily for him. 
Kltaic., Hen. V., Iv. 1. 201. 
. [< ME. 
le state of 
vigor ; robustness. 
Cappadocian slaves were famous for their lustiness. 
Dryden, tr. of Persius's Satires, vi., note. 
2f. Pleasure; delight; enjoyment. 
For sothly al the mount of Citheroun, 
Ther Venus hath hire principal dwellyng. 
Was schewed on the wal In portreying, 
With al the gardyn and the lustijnense. 
Chaucer, Knight's Tale, L 1081. 
lustlesBt(lust'les),. [<lusfl,n., + -less. Ct.lM- 
less.] Listless; languid; lifeless; indifferent. 
Indeed, in sleepe 
The slouthfull body that doth love to steepe 
His luMesse Unities, and drowne his baser mind, 
bee oft. Spenser, F. Q., III. iv. 56. 
lustra, n. Latin plural of lustrum. 
lustral (lus'tral), a. [= F. Sp. Pg. lustral = It. 
lustrale, < L. lustralis, < lustrum, purificatory sac- 
rifice: see lustrum.'] 1. Used in purification. 
His better parts by lustral waves refined. 
More pure, and nearer to aithereal mind. Garth. 
Aztec life ended as it had begun, with ceremonial lus- 
tration : It was one of the funeral ceremonies to sprinkle 
the head of the corpse with the lustral water of this life. 
E. B. Tylor, Prim. Culture, II. 396. 
2. Pertaining to purification: as, lustral days. 
Bloodshed demanded the lustral ceremony. 
E. B. Tylor, Prim. Culture, II. 398. 
3. Of or pertaining to or occurring in a lustrum. 
As this general tax upon industry was collected every 
fourth year, it was styled the lustral contribution. 
Gibbon, Decline and Fall, xvii. 
lustrate 1 (lus'trat), r. t.; pret. and pp. lustrated, 
ppr. luntrating. K L. lustratus, pp. of lustrare 
(> It. lustrare = Pg. Sp. lustrar = F. lustrer), 
purify by means of a propitiatory offering, < 
lustrum, a purificatory sacrifice: see lustrum.] 
To make clear or pure ; purify by or as if by the 
ceremony of lustration. See lustrum. 
When we have found this execrable thing, which hath 
brought all our plagues on us. then must we purge and 
cleanse and lustrate the whole city for its sake. 
Hammond, Works, IV. 689. 
