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单词 brilliantine
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Definition of brilliantine in English:

brilliantine

nounˈbrɪlj(ə)ntiːnˈbrɪljənˌtin
mass noun
  • 1dated Scented oil used on men's hair to make it look glossy.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Prior to the 1970's an oily dressing, like brilliantine, was popular among smart young men.
    • Guttman, closely cropped, clean-shaven and smelling of brilliantine, heads for Mozambique.
    • My hair is wavy now that I rubbed fingertips of brilliantine through it and combed and brushed it.
    • A man his age, his hair combed back with brilliantine, was nestled in one of the chairs.
    • The firm was known for its cough medicine, but in fact the products included hair cream, brilliantine, and others.
  • 2US Shiny dress fabric made from cotton and mohair or cotton and worsted.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The bride will wear a white serge suit and the bridegroom will wear a white brilliantine suit.
    • His mood alters as he turns from the brilliantine carpet to the brooding figures that adorn his walls.
    • The race took the products of the economic boom all over Italy: brilliantine, coffee machines, and cookers.
    • Ez wore that old black brilliantine dress of mothers and a wide brimmed hat.
    • A young woman sulking in a brilliantine dress cut through.

Derivatives

  • brilliantined

  • adjective ˈbrɪlj(ə)ntiːndˈbrɪljənˌtind
    dated, historical
    • (of hair) styled with scented oil to look glossy.

      handsome men with brilliantined hair and sharkskin suits
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The magazine published a photo of me wearing an armband, my brilliantined hair rippling back.
      • Yearning for that brilliantined, cigarette-case glamour brought the Social Club into being.
      • Your average brilliantined, bike-chained ted is now over 60.

Origin

Late 19th century: from French brillantine, from brillant 'shining' (see brilliant).

 
 

Definition of brilliantine in US English:

brilliantine

nounˈbrilyənˌtēnˈbrɪljənˌtin
  • 1dated Scented oil used on men's hair to make it look glossy.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • My hair is wavy now that I rubbed fingertips of brilliantine through it and combed and brushed it.
    • A man his age, his hair combed back with brilliantine, was nestled in one of the chairs.
    • The firm was known for its cough medicine, but in fact the products included hair cream, brilliantine, and others.
    • Guttman, closely cropped, clean-shaven and smelling of brilliantine, heads for Mozambique.
    • Prior to the 1970's an oily dressing, like brilliantine, was popular among smart young men.
  • 2US Shiny dress fabric made from cotton and mohair or cotton and worsted.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A young woman sulking in a brilliantine dress cut through.
    • His mood alters as he turns from the brilliantine carpet to the brooding figures that adorn his walls.
    • Ez wore that old black brilliantine dress of mothers and a wide brimmed hat.
    • The bride will wear a white serge suit and the bridegroom will wear a white brilliantine suit.
    • The race took the products of the economic boom all over Italy: brilliantine, coffee machines, and cookers.

Origin

Late 19th century: from French brillantine, from brillant ‘shining’ (see brilliant).

 
 
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