English
lutestring
Lutestring comes from French lustring.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentlustring
- Englishearliest quotation 1759lutestring
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentlustring
- Englishearliest quotation 1759lutestring
Earliest quotation: 1759, On Dress: “There goes Mrs. Roundabout, I mean the fat lady…”
The story
Corrupted form of French lustring, probably influenced by lute.
Every English word from French lustring
Today it means
noun A plain, stout, lustrous silk, used for ladies' dresses and for ribbon.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French lustring / lutestring