brilliantine

• His hair shone with brilliantine, his smile shone with gold fillings, his hands shone with polished nails and chippy little diamond and ruby rings; his eyes above all shone bright with enthusiasm and friendliness behind a pair of enormous yellow sun-glasses, keeping a sharp lookout for the one with the Park Lane address. —  Tour De Force - Christianna Brand - Cockrill 06: 1955
• Mohair brilliantine is used for dress goods Montagnac= is heavy overcoating. —  Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades
• There should be about this individual a general atmosphere of brilliantine, clothes and jewelry. —  Fair Harbor
• Limewash or brilliantine, Sir?... —  Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, March 19, 1892
• Now it was brushed about his ears, and it glistened as if from some application of brilliantine or other toilet essence. —  Evelyn Innes

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