brilliantine

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brilliantine

/ˈbrɪl.jən.tiːn/ US

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Borrowed from French brillantine.

noun brilliantines

countable, dated, uncountable 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.
countable, dated, uncountable 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 3.95

verb brilliantines · brilliantining · brilliantined

dated To apply brilliantine to the hair. And the waiter, of course, dips his fingers into the gravy—his nasty, greasy fingers which he is for ever running through his brilliantined hair.

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@misc{brilliantine_2026,
  title = {brilliantine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brilliantine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}