Part 1397

<h1>Brill</h1> <Xpage=181>

<hw>Brill</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. Corn. <ets>brilli</ets> mackerel, fr. <ets>brith</ets> streaked, speckled.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A fish allied to the turbot (<spn>Rhombus levis</spn>), much esteemed in England for food; -- called also <altname>bret</altname>, <altname>pearl</altname>, <altname>prill</altname>. See <er>Bret</er>.</def>

<h1>Brillante</h1> <Xpage=181>

<hw>Bril*lan"te</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[It. See <er>Brilliant</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>In a gay, showy, and sparkling style.</def>

<h1>Brillance</h1> <Xpage=181>

<hw>Bril"lance</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Brilliancy.</def>

<i>Tennyson.</i>

<h1>Brillancy</h1> <Xpage=181>

<hw>Bril"lan*cy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Brilliant</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being brilliant; splendor; glitter; great brighness, whether in a literal or figurative sense.</def>

<blockquote>With many readers <b>brilliancy</b> of style passes for affluence of thought. <i>Longfellow.</i></blockquote>

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<h1>Brilliant</h1> <Xpage=182>

<hw>Bril"liant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>brillant</ets>, <tt>p. pr.</tt> of <ets>briller</ets> to shine or sparkle (cf. Pr. & Sp. <ets>brillar</ets>, It. <ets>brillare</ets>), fr. L. <ets>beryllus</ets> a precious stone of sea-green color, Prov. It. <ets>brill</ets>. See <er>Beryl</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Sparkling with luster; glittering; very bright; <as>as, a <ex>brilliant</ex> star</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Distinguished by qualities which excite admiration; splended; shining; <as>as, <ex>brilliant</ex> talents</as>.</def>

<blockquote>Washington was more solicitous to avoid fatal mistakes than to perform <b>brilliant</b> exploits. <i>Fisher Ames.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- See <er>Shining</er>.</syn>

<h1>Brilliant</h1> <Xpage=182>

<hw>Bril"liant</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>brillant</ets>. See <er>Brilliant</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A diamond or other gem of the finest cut, formed into faces and facets, so as to reflect and refract the light, by which it is rendered nore brilliant. It has at the middle, or top, a principal face, called the <i>table</i>, which is surrounded by a number of sloping facets forming a <i>bizet</i>; below, it has a small face or <i>collet</i>, parallel to the table, connected with the <i>gridle</i> by a <i>pavilion</i> of elongated facets. It is thus distinguished from the <i>rose</i> diamond, which is entirely covered with facets on the surface, and is flat below.</def>

<blockquote>This snuffbox -- on the hinge see <b>brilliants</b> shine. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>The small size of type used in England printing.</def>

<note>&hand; This line is printed in the type called Brilliant. <?/<?/</note>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A kind of kotton goods, figured on the weaving.</def>

<h1>Brilliantly</h1> <Xpage=182>

<hw>Bril"liant*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a brilliant manner.</def>

<h1>Brilliantness</h1> <Xpage=182>

<hw>Bril"liant*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Brilliancy; splendor; glitter.</def>

<h1>Brills</h1> <Xpage=182>

<hw>Brills</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[CF. G. <ets>brille</ets> spectacles, D. <ets>bril</ets>, fr. L. <ets>berillus</ets>. See <er>Brilliant</er>.]</ety> <def>The hair on the eyelids of a horse.</def>