brilliantinenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈbrɪl.jən.tiːn/us/ˈbrɪl.jən.tiːn/a type of oil used to make men's hair smooth and shiny
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Hair care
- Alice band
- argan oil
- barrette
- brush
- comb
- crimp
- curling tongs
- delouse
- gel
- hair mousse
- hairdryer
- hairgrip
- hairpin
- mousse
- rinse
- roller
- slick
- slide
- straighteners
- tint
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Examples from literature
- Beneath the small round hat, her hair, glossy with brilliantine, was like melted gold in the large loose waves which revealed the rosy tips of her ears.
- He pushed aside the blue glass powder-box, the vial of brilliantine and the brushes.
- In addition, the returning artist smoked Egyptian cigarettes and anointed his generous head of hair with violet brilliantine.
- The Junior Medical went away with his shoulders erect in his frock-coat, and his heavy brown hair, which would never part properly and had to be persuaded with brilliantine, bristling with happiness.