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brill
CIDE DICTIONARY
brill, n. [Cf. Corn. brilli mackerel, fr. brith streaked, speckled.].
A fish allied to the turbot (Rhombus levis ), much esteemed in England for food; -- called also bret , pearl , prill . See Bret. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
brill, n. a European flat-fish, Scophthalmus rhombus, resembling a turbot.
brill, adj. colloq. = BRILLIANT adj. 4.
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