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Look up: brill

  1. Brill
    Type: Term Pronunciation: bril Definitions: 1. Nathan E., U.S. physician, 1860-1925. See: Brill disease, Brill-Zinsser disease
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  2. Brill
    Brill is British slang for wonderful, exciting, brilliant.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  3. Brill
    Brill is British slang for wonderful, exciting, brilliant.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  4. brill
    Waters:Atlantic and Pacific coasts Description (in water): 'Flatfish' can refer to any member of a species of thin, flat fish that swim on one side; both eyes are located on the side that faces up. Size and color vary depending on the species; the downward-facing side of the fish is always pale and nearly colorless. Description (in market): In general, flatfish have lean white or off-white flesh that's fine-textured and mild in flavor. The skin is edible, and usually quite tasty.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  5. brill
    Waters:Atlantic and Pacific coasts Description (in water): Flounder can refer to any member of a species of thin, flat fish that swim on one side; both eyes are located on the side that faces up. Size and color vary depending on the species; the downward-facing side of the fish is always pale and nearly colorless. Description (in market): In general, flounder have lean white or off-white flesh that's fine-textured and mild in flavor. The skin is edible, and usually quite tasty.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  6. brill
    Waters:Atlantic and Pacific coasts Description (in water): Sole can refer to any member of a species of thin, flat fish that swim on one side; both eyes are located on the side that faces up. Size and color vary depending on the species; the downward-facing side of the fish is always pale and nearly colorless. Description (in market): In general, sole have lean white or off-white flesh that's fine-textured and mild in flavor. The skin is edible, and usually quite tasty.
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  7. brill
    [n] - European food fish
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  8. Brill
    Brill (brĭl) noun [ Confer Corn. brilli mackerel, from brith streaked, speckled.] (Zoology) A fish allied to the turbot ( Rhombus levis ), much esteemed in England for food; -- called also bret , pearl , prill . See Bret .
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/99

  9. brill
    <marine biology> A fish allied to the turbot (Rhombus levis), much esteemed in England for food. ... Synonym: bret, pearl, prill. See Bret. ... Origin: Cf. Corn. Brilli mackerel, fr. Brith streaked, speckled. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  10. brill
    Scophthalmus rhombus noun European food fish
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. Brill
    • (n.) A fish allied to the turbot (Rhombus levis), much esteemed in England for food; -- called also bret, pearl, prill. See Bret.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  12. brill
    (from the article `flounder`) ...food fish growing to about 90 cm (35 inches); the peacock flounder (Bothus lunatus), a tropical American Atlantic species attractively marked with ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/113

  13. Brill
    USS Brill was an American Balao Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1944 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Brill was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 21 knots, carried a complement of 75 and was armed with one 4-inch gun, two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-ai...
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  14. Brill
    The brill (Rhombus laevis) is a type of sea fish like the turbot, but distinguished from the turbot by its smooth skin, smaller size and glistening spots. The brill is of a pale-brown colour above, marked by scattered yellowish or reddish spots. It is abundant in the English Channel, and was formerly valued for eating.
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  15. brill
    Flatfish Scophthalmus laevis, living in shallow water over sandy bottoms in the northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. It is a freckled sandy brown, and grows to 60 cm/2 ft
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  16. Brill
    `Brill` is a village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England, close to the boundary with km--> north-west of Long Crendon and south-east of Bicester. It has a Royal charter to hold a weekly market, but has not done so for many years. Toponym: Brill`s name is a combina...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brill

  17. Brill
    (fish) The `brill`, Scophthalmus rhombus, is a species of flatfish in the turbot family (Scophthalmidae) of the order Pleuronectiformes. Brill can be found in the North Atlantic, Baltic Sea, and Mediterranean, primarily in deeper offshore waters.--> The brill have slender bodies, brown...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brill



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