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<hw>Lus"trous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>lustreux</ets>. See 3d <er>Luster</er>.]</ety> <def>Bright; shining; luminous. " Good sparks and <i>lustrous</i>." <i>Shak.</i></def> -- <wordforms><wf>Lus"trous*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Lustrum</h1> <Xpage=876>

<hw>Lus"trum</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. E. <plw>Lustrums</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>, L. <plw>Lustra</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L. Cf. 2d & 3d <er>Luster</er>.]</ety> <def>A lustration or purification, especially the purification of the whole Roman people, which was made by the censors once in five years. Hence: A period of five years.</def>

<h1>Lustwort</h1> <Xpage=876>

<hw>Lust"wort`</hw> <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Sundew</er>.</def>

<h1>Lusty</h1> <Xpage=876>

<hw>Lust"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>Compar.</tt> <er>Lustier</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>superl.</tt> <er>Lustiest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[From <er>Lust</er>. See <er>Lust</er>, and cf. <er>Luscious</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Exhibiting lust or vigor; stout; strong; vigorous; robust; healthful; able of body.</def>

<blockquote>Neither would their old men, so many as were yet vigorous and <b>lusty</b>, be left at home. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Beautiful; handsome; pleasant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Of large size; big. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> " Three <i>lusty</i> vessels." <i>Evelyn</i>. Hence, sometimes, pregnant.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov.]</mark>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Lustful; lascivious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Lusus natur\'91</h1> <Xpage=876>

<hw>Lu"sus na*tu"r\'91</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[L., fr. <ets>lusus</ets> sport + <ets>naturae</ets>, gen. of <ets>natura</ets> nature.]</ety> <def>Sport or freak of nature; a deformed or unnatural production.</def>

<h1>Lutanist</h1> <Xpage=876>

<hw>Lut"a*nist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LL.<ets>lutanista</ets>, fr. <ets>lutana</ets> lute. See <er>Lute</er> the instrument.]</ety> <def>A person that plays on the lute.</def>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<h1>Lutarious</h1> <Xpage=876>

<hw>Lu*ta"ri*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>lutarius</ets> fr. <ets>lutum</ets> mud.]</ety> <def>Of, pertaining to, or like, mud; living in mud.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Grew.</i>

<h1>Lutation</h1> <Xpage=876>

<hw>Lu*ta"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>lutare</ets>, <ets>lutatum</ets>, to bedaub with mud, fr. <ets>lutum</ets> mud: cf. F. <ets>lutation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or method of luting vessels.</def>

<h1>Lute</h1> <Xpage=876>

<hw>Lute</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>lutum</ets> mud, clay: cf. OF. <ets>lut</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A cement of clay or other tenacious infusible substance for sealing joints in apparatus, or the mouths of vessels or tubes, or for coating the bodies of retorts, etc., when exposed to heat; -- called also <altname>luting</altname>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A packing ring, as of rubber, for fruit jars, etc.</def>