Late 17th -and 18th-century taste tended toward the almost enamel-like brilliancy and intricate detail of the still lifes by Rachel Ruysch and Jan van Huysum; the same slightly dated flavour is characteristic of the marine paintings of Ludolf Backhuysen and of the hard figure subjects of Willem van Mieris and Adriaan van der Werff.
Returning to the board, he won the "brilliancy prize" in New York in 1924, awarded for the most brilliant game in the tournament of that year.
The high refractive index and dispersion of zircon cause it to approach diamond in fire and brilliancy.
Devoted to much pleasure and luxury and greatly desirous of giving her court the brilliancy of a European court, Elizabeth prepared the way for Catherine.
Eno was directly inspired by Florence Nightingale, the spokesman added, who observed in 1859 that "variety of form and brilliancy of colour in the objects presented to patients have a powerful effect and are actual means of recovery".
Certain stones, such as mogul cut diamonds (egg-shaped jewels faceted without regard for symmetry or brilliancy) or drop cut stones, have neither a girdle, a crown, nor a pavilion.
As a group tanagers are noted for the brilliancy of their plumage; reds, yellows, greens, blues, and black in solid colours are common and are sometimes arranged in striking patterns.
Brilliant cut, method of faceting a diamond to take best advantage of the optical properties of the stone and produce a finished gem with the maximum fire and brilliancy.
Great skill is necessary at every stage, but especially during faceting, because the angles of the facets must be exact in order to yield maximum brilliancy, and their sizes must be accurately regulated to preserve symmetry.
Pastes are softer than ordinary or crown glass but have a higher index of refraction and dispersion that give them great brilliancy and fire.
His most striking achievement before the United States Open Championship was winning the brilliancy prize last year in the Lessing J. Rosenwald Tournament here, for a game so inspired that it was hailed on the cover of Chess Review as "the game of the century".
