"brilliantine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: brilliantines [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French brillantine. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|brillantine}} Borrowed from French brillantine Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} brilliantine (countable and uncountable, plural brilliantines), {{tlb|en|dated}} (dated)
  1. A hair pomade, making the hair shine brilliantly. Tags: countable, dated, uncountable Categories (topical): Fabrics
    Sense id: en-brilliantine-en-noun-3dIPniFc Disambiguation of Fabrics: 66 23 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 4 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 6 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 4 12
  2. A smooth shiny, luxurious fabric, often of alpaca or vicuña. Tags: countable, dated, uncountable
    Sense id: en-brilliantine-en-noun-w~0P6jmV

Verb

Forms: brilliantines [present, singular, third-person], brilliantining [participle, present], brilliantined [participle, past], brilliantined [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from French brillantine. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|brillantine}} Borrowed from French brillantine Head templates: {{en-verb}} brilliantine (third-person singular simple present brilliantines, present participle brilliantining, simple past and past participle brilliantined)
  1. To apply brilliantine to the hair. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-brilliantine-en-verb-ftcbWsom

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