Brillo

American  

[bril-oh] / ˈbrɪl oʊ /

Trademark.

1. a brand of scouring pad of fine, intermeshed steel wool impregnated with cleanser.

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adjective

1. (lowercase) resembling a Brillo pad, as in wiriness.

   a brillo mop of hair.

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Brillo

It’s that split personality — Brillo box or sculpture called “Brillo Box”; sacred icon or landmark painting; investment or museum piece — that gives fArt its charge.

From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2023

A black-and-white photo of Wagner with Warhol and several large boxes of fabricated Brillo Pads sits on a shelf near the table where Wagner talks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2022

Even if you're not immediately won over by biting straight into the little Brillo pads, like Nadiya was, a salad is the answer.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2021

With a dog named Brillo to mind and boxes - including stacks of old case files - to unpack, the reader might be forgiven for thinking Rebus will be relegated to the sidelines.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 12, 2020

There are wild- flowers in vases on the counter, and Bess scrubs a clean sink with a Brillo pad while Granddad reads the Martha’s Vineyard Times.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart