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brill1 /brɪl /nounA European flatfish that resembles a turbot.- Scophthalmus rhombus, family Scophthalmidae (or Bothidae).
The lakes, rivers and bay all combine to provide the choicest seafood - brill, turbot and trout....- The roasted brill with artichokes and baby potato gratin sounded particularly good.
- For the main, the Gardener had the roasted brill with scallops, leek risotto with barolo sauce.
OriginLate 15th century: of unknown origin. Rhymesbill, Brazil, Camille, chill, cookchill, dill, distil (US distill), downhill, drill, Edgehill, Estoril, fill, freewill, frill, fulfil (US fulfill), Gill, goodwill, grill, grille, hill, ill, instil, kill, krill, mil, mill, nil, Phil, pill, quadrille, quill, rill, Seville, shill, shrill, sill, skill, spadille, spill, squill, still, stock-still, swill, thill, thrill, till, trill, twill, until, uphill, will brill2 /brɪl /adjective British informalExcellent; marvellous: a brill new series [as exclamation]: ‘She says I can spend half-term with you.’ ‘Hey, brill!’...- The game holds much resemblance to the brill Sci-Fi movies Back to the Future.
- The music is always fantastic and the atmosphere is brill.
- The decor is brill and the atmosphere on another level.
Origin1980s: abbreviation of brilliant. |