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views updated Jun 08 2018brill / bril/ •
n. a European flatfish (Scophthalmus rhombus, family Scophthalmidae) that resembles a turbot.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
brill
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views updated May 11 2018brill flat-fish, Scophthalmus rhombus, having brilliant spots. XV.
Also brell, prylle XV, prill XVII, pearl XVII–XIX, of obscure connections and unkn. orig.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
