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brilliantines

brilliantines is the plural of brilliantine.

brilliantines is the third-person singular simple present indicative of brilliantine.

Meaning of brilliantine

Noun

brilliantine (countable and uncountable, plural brilliantines)

  1. (dated) A hair pomade, making the hair shine brilliantly.
    • The hairdresser's shop was warm and glittering. It smelled of soap and burnt paper and wallflower brilliantine.1920, Katherine Mansfield [pseudonym; Kathleen Mansfield Murry], “Revelations”, in Bliss and Other Stories, London: Constable & Company, published 1920, →OCLC, page 267
  2. (dated) A smooth shiny, luxurious fabric, often of alpaca or vicuña.
    • Bathing Suit of Brilliantine in Navy Blue and Black, trimmed with white mohair braid and buttons (no bloomers). Special 3.951916 June 11, The New York Times, number 112

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Questions about brilliantines

What is brilliantines the plural of?
Brilliantines is the plural of brilliantine.

Words near brilliantines in the dictionary

  1. brilliant rummynose tetra
  2. brilliant rummynose tetras
  3. brillianted
  4. brilliantine
  5. brilliantined
  6. brilliantines
  7. brillianting
  8. brilliantining
  9. brilliantly
  10. brilliantness
  11. brilliants

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