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BRILLIANTINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does brilliantine mean?
• BRILLIANTINE (noun)
The noun BRILLIANTINE has 1 sense:
1. a pomade to make the hair manageable and lustrous
Familiarity information: BRILLIANTINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pomade to make the hair manageable and lustrous
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("brilliantine" is a kind of...):
pomade; pomatum (hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment)
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