Brillo pad{™}

Brillo pad{™}
n
a British product for cleaning kitchen pans, etc, consisting of a pad of very fine wire with soap inside:

His hair was thick and wiry like a Brillo pad.

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  • Brillo pad — UK [ˈbrɪləʊ ˌpæd] / US [ˈbrɪloʊ ˌpæd] Word forms Brillo pad : singular Brillo pad plural Brillo pads trademark a square of wire wool, used for cleaning metal pans …   English dictionary

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  • Brillo — /bril oh/ 1. Trademark. a brand of scouring pad of fine, intermeshed steel wool impregnated with cleanser. adj. 2. (l.c.) resembling a Brillo pad, as in wiriness: a brillo mop of hair. * * * …   Universalium

  • Brillo — /bril oh/ 1. Trademark. a brand of scouring pad of fine, intermeshed steel wool impregnated with cleanser. adj. 2. (l.c.) resembling a Brillo pad, as in wiriness: a brillo mop of hair …   Useful english dictionary

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