Sparkling with luster; glittering; as a brilliant gem; a brilliant dress.

Splendid; shining; as a brilliant achievement. Washington was more solicitous to avoid fatal mistakes, than to perform brilliant exploits.

A diamond of the finest cut, formed into angles, so as to refract the light, by which it is rendered more glittering.

In the manege, a brisk, high-spirited horse, with a stately carriage.