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brilliantine

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12 lettersPronunciation /ˈbrɪl.jən.tiːn/Part of speech nounSorted abeiiillnnrtStarts with BEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a pomade to make the hair manageable and lustrous

Word origin

Borrowed from French brillantine.

Used in a sentence

  • The hairdresser's shop was warm and glittering. It smelled of soap and burnt paper and wallflower brilliantine.
  • "I wouldn't regret it," said Linda, "if I took Eileen by the shoulders and shook her till I shook the rouge off her cheek, and the brilliantine off her hair, and a million mean little subterfuges out of her soul.
  • Bathing Suit of Brilliantine in Navy Blue and Black, trimmed with white mohair braid and buttons (no bloomers). Special 3.95

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