the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Luster; special brilliancy of surface; -- used esp. in ceramics to denote the peculiar metallic brilliancy seen in lustered pottery such as majolica.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Brilliancy of surface, as in metallic luster or glaze on pottery, especially when having an iridescent or many-colored flash.
n. A piece of pottery having such a glaze, especially a tile: sometimes used attributively.
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