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Definition of Brill
1. Noun. European food fish.
Definition of Brill
1. n. A fish allied to the turbot (Rhombus levis), much esteemed in England for food; -- called also bret, pearl, prill. See Bret.
Definition of Brill
1. Proper noun. (surname) ¹
2. Noun. A type of flatfish, ''Scophthalmus rhombus''. ¹
3. Adjective. (UK slang) Wonderful, clever, amusing. Denotes approval of the noun it is applied to, comparable to "cool". ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Brill
1. an edible flatfish [n -S]
Medical Definition of Brill
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Brill
Literary usage of Brill
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Keepsake for by Frederic Mansel Reynolds, Caroline Sheridan Norton, Marguerite Blessington, Emmeline Stuart-Wortley, Marguerite A. Power (1857)
"This brill no flat or flabby fish is, No toothsome meal for gourmands nice, To
be served up on china dishes, Or cut up with a silver slice. ..."
2. Reports of the Decisions of the Court of Appeals of the State of New York by New York (State). Court of Appeals, Austin Abbott (1878)
"brill. September, 1867. Affirming 36 .Bar*. 488. The statute (1 RS 5-1) imposing
penalties for encroachments on the public highways, applies only to such as ..."
3. Cassier's Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02877163] (1908)
"French brill Company Organized COMPAGNIE JG brill, 14 Place de Laborde, Paris,
France, has been organized to handle the business of the JG brill Company, ..."
4. Winter in the South of Europe: Or, Mentone, the Riviera, Corsica, Sicily by James Henry Bennet (1865)
"Sunshine—clouds 2—mild—gale at night brill . sunshine—blue sky—very fine. ...
brill , sunshine—clouds thick, driving away before NW winds—black on horizon. ..."
5. A Student's History of England, from the Earliest Times to 1885: From the by Samuel Rawson Gardiner (1891)
"The Seizure of brill, and the Massacre of St. Bartholomew. 1572. ... In 1572 a
party of these seized brill and laid the foundations of the Dutch Republic. ..."
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