Brillo

[ bril-oh ]

Trademark.

1. a brand of scouring pad of fine, intermeshed steel wool impregnated with cleanser.

adjective

1. (lowercase) resembling a Brillo pad, as in wiriness:

   a brillo mop of hair.

Example Sentences

Those watching from afar might be surprised to learn that Cronin has a soft side, like flipping over a Brillo pad to find cashmere.

From Los Angeles Times

Algunos de los anuncios falsos de Le Creuset, como uno que imitaba a la diseñadora de interiores Joanna Gaines, tenían un engañoso brillo de legitimidad en las redes sociales gracias a las etiquetas que los identificaban como publicaciones patrocinadas o que procedían de cuentas verificadas.

From New York Times

The Youngs sounded like they were using Brillo pads for guitar picks; Williams and Laug kept the grooves so square that somehow they were funky.

From Los Angeles Times

Sin embargo, a lo largo de las décadas, el restaurante fue perdiendo su brillo.

From New York Times

“Warhol is a towering figure in modern art not despite but because of his use of source materials. His work — whether Soup Cans and Brillo Boxes or Marilyn and Prince — turned something not his into something all his own,” Kagan wrote.

From Los Angeles Times