Inside was a green paste, waxy in lustre, the odour curiously heavy and persistent.
The shell had a beautiful pearly lustre.
The lustre of some of New Star’s managers faded, notably that of Stephen Whittaker, the former joint chief investment officer.
Ravenna is famous for its mosaics; hordes of tourists move from one church to another, craning their necks to glimpse the dim lustre of tiny multicolored smalti high up under dusky vaults.
Scientists have got to the root of grey hair – paving the way for locks that retain the lustre of their youth well into old age.