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BRILL'IANT, a. [Eng. beryl and pearl.]

1. Sparkling with luster; glittering; as a brilliant gem; a brilliant dress.

2. Splendid; shining; as a brilliant achievement.

Washington was more solicitous to avoid fatal mistakes,than to perform brilliant exploits.

BRILL'IANT, n. A diamond of the finest cut, formed into angles, so as to refract the light, by which it is rendered more glittering.

1. In the manege, a brisk,high-spirited horse,with a stately carriage.



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BRILL'IANT, a. [Eng. beryl and pearl.]

1. Sparkling with luster; glittering; as a brilliant gem; a brilliant dress.

2. Splendid; shining; as a brilliant achievement.

Washington was more solicitous to avoid fatal mistakes,than to perform brilliant exploits.

BRILL'IANT, n. A diamond of the finest cut, formed into angles, so as to refract the light, by which it is rendered more glittering.

1. In the manege, a brisk,high-spirited horse,with a stately carriage.

BRILL'IANT, a. [Fr. brilliant, sparkling, from briller, to shine or sparkle; It. brillante, sparkling; brillo, joy, gladness, also tipsey; Sp. brillar, to glitter; brillador, brilliant; brillo, splendor; Ger. and Dan. brille, a pair of spectacles; hence Eng. beryl and pearl.]

  1. Sparkling with luster; glittering; as, a brilliant gem; a brilliant dress.
  2. Splendid; shining; as, a brilliant achievement. Washington was more solicitous to avoid fatal mistakes, than to perform brilliant exploits. – Ames.

BRILL'IANT, n.

  1. A diamond of the finest cut, formed into angles, so as to refract the light, by which it is rendered more glittering. – Dryden. Encyc.
  2. In the manege, a brisk, high spirited horse, with a stately carriage. – Encyc.

Bril"liant
  1. Sparkling with luster] glittering; very bright; as, a brilliant star.
  2. A diamond or other gem of the finest cut, formed into faces and facets, so as to reflect and refract the light, by which it is rendered more brilliant. It has at the middle, or top, a principal face, called the table, which is surrounded by a number of sloping facets forming a bizet; below, it has a small face or collet, parallel to the table, connected with the girdle by a pavilion of elongated facets. It is thus distinguished from the rose diamond, which is entirely covered with facets on the surface, and is flat below.

    This snuffbox -- on the hinge see brilliants shine.
    Pope.

  3. Distinguished by qualities which excite admiration; splendid; shining; as, brilliant talents.

    Washington was more solicitous to avoid fatal mistakes than to perform brilliant exploits.
    Fisher Ames.

    Syn. -- See Shining.

  4. The smallest size of type used in England printing.

    * This line is printed in the type called Brilliant.

  5. A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving.
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Brilliant

BRILL'IANT, adjective [Eng. beryl and pearl.]

1. Sparkling with luster; glittering; as a brilliant gem; a brilliant dress.

2. Splendid; shining; as a brilliant achievement.

Washington was more solicitous to avoid fatal mistakes, than to perform brilliant exploits.

BRILL'IANT, noun A diamond of the finest cut, formed into angles, so as to refract the light, by which it is rendered more glittering.

1. In the manege, a brisk, high-spirited horse, with a stately carriage.

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importance

IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

3. Weight or consequence in self-estimation.

He believes himself a man of importance.

4. Thing implied; matter; subject; importunity. [In these senses, obsolete.]

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STEPPING, ppr. Moving, or advancing by a movement of the foot or feet; placing; fixing or erecting, as a mast.

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