noun
- a thin, glossy silk fabric with a crisp texture
Usage: archaic; historical
Examples
- The 18th-century gown was made of fine lutestring silk.
- Lutestring was prized for its lustrous appearance and crisp feel.
- The museum’s collection includes a lutestring dress from the colonial period.
- Historical documents mention lutestring as an expensive imported fabric.
- The seamstress worked carefully with the delicate lutestring material.