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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LUTESTRING

Lute "string `, n. Etym: [Corrupted fr. lustring. ]

 

Defn: A plain, stout, lustrous silk, used for ladies' dresses and for ribbon. Goldsmith.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

lutestring

lute string |ˈlo͞otˌstriNG ˈlutstrɪŋ |(also lustrine |ˈləstrēn | or lustring |ˈləstriNG |) ▶noun historical a glossy silk fabric, or a satin-weave fabric resembling it. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from French lustrine or from Italian lustrino, from lustro ‘luster. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

lutestring

lutestring |ˈluːtstrɪŋ | ▶noun variant spelling of lustring.