Beneath the small round hat, her hair, glossy with brilliantine, was like melted gold in the large loose waves which revealed the rosy tips of her ears.
He pushed aside the blue glass powder-box, the vial of brilliantine and the brushes.
In addition, the returning artist smoked Egyptian cigarettes and anointed his generous head of hair with violet brilliantine.
The Junior Medical went away with his shoulders erect in his frock-coat, and his heavy brown hair, which would never part properly and had to be persuaded with brilliantine, bristling with happiness.
He is tall and handsome, with a smile as slick as brilliantine.
Brilliantine can be plain or twill woven with a wool or mohair weft on a silk or cotton warp.
Brilliantine has a lustrous finish and is known for its dust-shedding properties; it was available in solid colors or printed, and was used for dresses, dusters, and linings.
