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Splendor :: Splendor (n.) Great brightness; brilliant luster; brilliancy; as, the splendor ot the sun..

Brilliantness :: Brilliantness (n.) Brilliancy; splendor; glitter.

Begonia :: Begonia (n.) A genus of plants, mostly of tropical America, many species of which are grown as ornamental plants. The leaves are curiously one-sided, and often exhibit brilliant colors..

Vermilion :: Vermilion (n.) Hence, a red color like the pigment; a lively and brilliant red; as, cheeks of vermilion..

Sappho :: Sappho (n.) Any one of several species of brilliant South American humming birds of the genus Sappho, having very bright-colored and deeply forked tails; -- called also firetail..

Cantharis :: Cantharis (n.) A beetle (Lytta, / Cantharis, vesicatoria), havin1g an elongated cylindrical body of a brilliant green color, and a nauseous odor; the blister fly or blister beetle, of the apothecary; -- also called Spanish fly. Many other species of Lytta, used for the same purpose, take the same name. See Blister beetle, under Blister. The plural form in usually applied to the dried insects used in medicine..

Blende :: Blende (n.) A general term for some minerals, chiefly metallic sulphides which have a somewhat brilliant but nonmetallic luster..

Eclat :: Eclat (n.) Brilliancy of success or effort; splendor; brilliant show; striking effect; glory; renown.

Resplendency :: Resplendency (n.) The quality or state of being resplendent; brilliant luster; vivid brightness; splendor.

Cestus :: Cestus (n.) A genus of Ctenophora. The typical species (Cestus Veneris) is remarkable for its brilliant iridescent colors, and its long, girdlelike form..

Rutile :: Rutile (n.) A mineral usually of a reddish brown color, and brilliant metallic adamantine luster, occurring in tetragonal crystals. In composition it is titanium dioxide, like octahedrite and brookite..

Oo :: Oo (n.) A beautiful bird (Moho nobilis) of the Hawaiian Islands. It yields the brilliant yellow feathers formerly used in making the royal robes. Called also yellow-tufted honeysucker.

Fluorescein :: Fluorescein (n.) A yellowish red, crystalline substance, C20H12O5, produced by heating together phthalic anhydride and resorcin; -- so called, from the very brilliant yellowish green fluorescence of its alkaline solutions. It has acid properties, and its salts of the alkalies are known to the trade under the name of uranin..

Girdle :: Girdle (n.) The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. See Illust. of Brilliant..

Bee-eater :: Bee-eater (n.) A bird of the genus Merops, that feeds on bees. The European species (M. apiaster) is remarkable for its brilliant colors..

Culasse :: Culasse (n.) The lower faceted portion of a brilliant-cut diamond.

Thornbill :: Thornbill (n.) Any one of several species of small, brilliantly colored American birds of the genus Rhamphomicron. They have a long, slender, sharp bill, and feed upon honey, insects, and the juice of the sugar cane..

Flint Glass :: Flint glass () A soft, heavy, brilliant glass, consisting essentially of a silicate of lead and potassium. It is used for tableware, and for optical instruments, as prisms, its density giving a high degree of dispersive power; -- so called, because formerly the silica was obtained from pulverized flints. Called also crystal glass. Cf. Glass..

Pale :: Pale (v. i.) Not bright or brilliant; of a faint luster or hue; dim; as, the pale light of the moon..

Refulgent :: Refulgent (a.) Casting a bright light; radiant; brilliant; resplendent; shining; splendid; as, refulgent beams..

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