different between bril vs leadwort

English

Noun

bril (plural brils)

1. A unit of luminance equal to ${\displaystyle {\tfrac {1}{10^{7}\pi }}}$ candela per square metre.

See also

• brill

Anagrams

• birl

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch bril, from Middle Dutch beril (“beryl”), from Latin beryllus (“beryl”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (b?rullos), from Prakrit, from Sanskrit ??????? (vai??rya, “a cat's eye gem; a jewel”), from Dravidian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /br?l/

Noun

bril (plural brille, diminutive brilletjie)

1. A pair of glasses.

Derived terms

• leesbril
• sonbril

Descendants

• ? Sotho: borele

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch beril (“beryl”), from Latin beryllus (“beryl”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (b?rullos), from Prakrit, from Sanskrit ??????? (vai??rya, “a cat's eye gem; a jewel”), from Dravidian. Probably named after the city Velur (modern day Belur) in southern India. The first glasses, manufactured in Italy around 1300, were made of beryl. The meaning “toilet seat” is newer and derived from the similarity in shape to a single eyeglass. The word forms a doublet with beril (“beryl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /br?l/
• Hyphenation: bril
• Rhymes: -?l

Noun

bril m (plural brillen, diminutive brilletje n)

1. A pair of glasses or goggles.
2. (obsolete) A telescope.
3. Anything of similar shape; notably a toilet seat.

Synonyms

• (optical instrument): kijker, telescoop, verrekijker
• (toilet seat): wc-bril, toiletbril

Derived terms

Descendants

• Afrikaans: bril
  • ? Sotho: borele
• ? Papiamentu: brel
• ? Sranan Tongo: brel
• ? Sranan Tongo: breri

West Frisian

Etymology

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Noun

bril c (plural brillen, diminutive briltsje)

1. glasses

Derived terms

• sinnebril

Further reading

• “bril (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

English

Etymology

lead +? wort

Noun

leadwort (plural leadworts)

1. Any of various maritime herbs of the genus Plumbago, some of which have lead-coloured spots on the leaves or nearly lead-coloured flowers.

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