(archaic) Marked by brightness or brilliance; resplendent in appearance; shining.
chambertin
embrighten
embrighten
verb
(rare, chiefly literary) To brighten; to vivify.
hambergite
hambergite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing beryllium, boron, hydrogen, and oxygen.
theobromic
theobromin
theobromin
noun
Dated form of theobromine.
thimblerig
thimblerig
noun
A game of skill which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups (or thimbles) a pea-sized object has been placed after the party operating the game rapidly rearranges them, providing opportunity for sleight-of-hand trickery; a shell game.
One operating such a game.
verb
(intransitive) To cheat in the thimblerig game.
(transitive, intransitive, figuratively) To cheat (someone) by trickery.
timberhead
timberhead
noun
(nautical) The top end of a timber, rising above the gunwale, and serving for belaying ropes, etc.
