The hairdresser's shop was warm and glittering. It smelled of soap and burnt paper and wallflower brilliantine.
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Brilliantine
//ˈbrɪl.jən.tiːn//
Synonyms for "brilliantine" (16 found)
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"I wouldn't regret it," said Linda, "if I took Eileen by the shoulders and shook her till I shook the rouge off her cheek, and the brilliantine off her hair, and a million mean little subterfuges out of her soul.
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Bathing Suit of Brilliantine in Navy Blue and Black, trimmed with white mohair braid and buttons (no bloomers). Special 3.95
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And the waiter, of course, dips his fingers into the gravy—his nasty, greasy fingers which he is for ever running through his brilliantined hair.
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