Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "brilliantine" wani nau'in nau'in gashin gashi ne ko kayan gashi wanda ake amfani dashi don ba da haske ko haske ga gashi. Yawanci ana yin shi ne daga cakuda mai da kakin zuma kuma galibi ana ƙamshi. Brilliantine ya kasance sanannen samfurin gashi a farkon zuwa tsakiyar karni na 20, kuma maza da mata sun yi amfani da shi don ƙirƙirar kyan gani mai kyau. A zamanin yau, amfani da brilliantine ya ragu, amma har yanzu ana iya samunsa a wasu kayan gyaran gashi kuma a wasu lokuta ana amfani da shi wajen gyaran gashi.