Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delustre

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: delus-tre
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove the lustre from yarn, typically by adding a pigment at spinning time

Etymology

From de- + lustre.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de

Inflected Forms

delustres (present, singular) delustring (participle, present) delustred (participle, past) delustred (past)

Questions

What does delustre mean?: To remove the lustre from yarn, typically by adding a pigment at spinning time
Where does delustre come from?: From de- + lustre.

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