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butterflies with brilliant blue wings
Having a sharp, clear tone.
A finely cut gemstone, especially a diamond, cut in a particular form with numerous facets so as to maximize light return through the top (called "table") of the stone.
This snuffbox — on the hinge see brilliants shine.
The size of type between excelsior and diamond, standardized as 4-point.
To cut (a diamond) with many facets, to make it into a brilliant.
In short, the diamond owed more to being brillianted and polished, and well set, than to any intrinsic worth or solidity.
Borrowed from French brillant (late 17th century), present participle of the verb briller, from Italian brillare, possibly from Latin berillus, beryllus (“a beryl, gem, eyeglass”), from Ancient Greek ...
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Most hummingbird species of the genus Heliodoxa.