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Definition of Brilliantines
1. brilliantine [n] - See also: brilliantine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brilliantines
Literary usage of Brilliantines
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Official Catalogue by United States Centennial Commission (1876)
"—Black alpacas, in ten qualities; black mohair brilliantines, in five qualities;
figured mohair ... The black alpacas and mohair brilliantines are "warp ..."
2. A Cotton Fabrics Glossary by Frank P. Bennett, & Co (1914)
"Brilliantines are made with a, cotton warp and luster worsted filling. ...
Brilliantines are sometimes woven with undyed weft yarn and very rarely if ever ..."
3. International Exhibition, 1876: Official Catalogue by United States Centennial Commission (1876)
"—Black alpacas, in ten qualities; black mohair brilliantines, ... The black
alpacas and mohair brilliantines are " warp dyed," and are made from the ..."
4. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1887)
"... but on this point the evidence was conflicting, some of the witnesses stating
that they were known by their specific names as brilliantines and alpacas, ..."
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