lutestring

A string such as was used on a lute.

One of certain noctuid moths: so called from the lines on the fore wings, likened to lutestrings: as, the poplar-lutestring, Cymatophora or; the lesser lutestring, C. diluta.

A plain glossy kind of silk formerly used for women’s dresses.

A ribbon of such silk.

A plain, stout, lustrous silk, used for ladies’ dresses and for ribbon.

A plain, stout, lustrous silk, used for ladies’ dresses and for ribbon.