noun
pl. or brills an edible European flatfish (Scophthalmus rhombus)
Origin of brill
from uncertain or unknown; perhaps Cornish brilli, mackerelbrill
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brill
noun
pl. brill, or brillsAn edible flatfish (Scophthalmus rhombus) of the eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Black Sea.
Origin of brill
Origin unknownTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Origin
Possibly from Cornish brilli (“brilli”), from brithelli, plural of brithel (“mackerel”), from brith (“spotted”)
Adjective
(comparative more brill, superlative most brill)
Origin
Abbreviation of brilliant.
Proper noun
- A surname.
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