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The flat table at the base of a brilliant. See Illust. of Brilliant. How full the collet with his jewel is! Cowley.

The cabrilla. Also, a name applied to a species of wrasse. [Prov. Eng.]

how an honest industry and a good intention in the composer. Addison. His [Mozart's] most brilliant and solid glory is founded upon his talents as a composer. Moore (Encyc. of Mus. ).

cause to incline and approach nearer together. I converge its rays to a focus of dazzling brilliancy. Tyndall.

A flash of intellectual brilliancy. He might have illuminated his times with the incessant cor of his genius. I. Taylor.

A dyestuff, obtained from the Chinese croicin, which produces a brilliant yellow.

The lower faceted portion of a brilliant-cut diamond.

To overpower with light; to confuse the sight of by brilliance of light. Those heavenly shapes Will dazzle now the earthly, with their blaze Insufferably bright. Milton. An unreflected light did never yet Dazzle the vision feminine. Sir H. Taylor.

Not brilliant; not rich; thus, brown is a dead color, as compared with crimson.

To deprive of gloss or brilliancy; to obscure; as, to deaden gilding by a coat of size.

n, transparent variety of garnet found in the Urals. It is valued as a gem because of its brilliancy of luster, whence the name.

A precious stone or gem excelling in brilliancy and beautiful play of prismatic colors, and remarkable for extreme hardness.

A hydrate of alumina, often occurring in white lamellar masses with brilliant pearly luster; -- so named on account of its decrepitating when heated before the blowpipe.

One who often takes his dinner away from home, or in company. A brilliant diner-out, though but a curate. Byron.

iously unknown or unrecognized; as, Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood. A brilliant career of discovery and conquest. Prescott. We speak of the "invention" of printing, the discovery of America. Trench.

A monkey (Semnopithecus nemæus), remarkable for its varied and brilliant colors. It is a native of Cochin China.

Brilliancy of success or effort; splendor; brilliant show; striking effect; glory; renown. "The eclat of Homer's battles." Pope.

The loss, usually temporary or partial, of light, brilliancy, luster, honor, consciousness, etc.; obscuration; gloom; darkness. All the posterity of our fist parents suffered a perpetual eclipse of spiritual life. Sir W. Raleigh. As in the soft and sweet eclipse, When soul meets soul on lovers' lips. Shelley. Annular e…

The state of being effulgent; extreme brilliancy; a flood of light; great luster or brightness; splendor. The effulgence of his glory abides. Milton. The bright and the balmy effulgence of morn. Beattie.

To make brilliant with beams. [R.] G. Fletcher.