Brill meaning

brĭl
An edible flatfish (Scophthalmus rhombus) of the eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Black Sea.
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An edible European flatfish (Scophthalmus rhombus)
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A type of flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus.
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(UK, slang) Wonderful, clever, amusing. Denotes approval of the noun it is applied to, comparable to "cool".
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A surname​.
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Origin of brill

  • Origin unknown
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • Possibly from Cornish brilli (“brilli”), from brithelli, plural of brithel (“mackerel”), from brith (“spotted”)
    From Wiktionary
  • Abbreviation of brilliant.
    From Wiktionary

Brill Sentence Examples

  • Encouraged by this success Brill Flush ain d g.

  • brill book with a real sense of magic.

  • At last by a sudden assault the Sea-Beggars seized the town of Brill at the mouth of Capture of n the Maas (April I, 1572).

  • Within three months of the capture of Brill, Amsterdam was the only town in Holland in the hands of the Spaniards.

  • Brill & Co.

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