brilliantine
noun
an oily preparation used to make the hair lustrous.
brilliantined
-
a word derived from
brilliantine.
Example Sentences
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Every actor to incarnate Poirot has played him differently: Tony Randall’s screwball, Albert Finney’s brilliantined grouch and Peter Ustinov’s avuncular windbag made the Belgian a figure of fun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
Sonali showed us a photograph of herself and her husband; a young man with brilliantined hair and a maroon shirt that was too big for him.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 28, 2016
Peronism promised more than any government could deliver, but the brilliantined charisma of the general and his wife Eva dazzled the country.
From Time Magazine Archive
A tall, hulking Damascene with dark, brooding eyes and brilliantined hair, he once signed a manifesto denouncing union with Egypt, but later advocated close federal ties.
From Time Magazine Archive
His brilliantined head gleamed like a bowling ball.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
