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briquet

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Definition of briquet

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of briquette in all its senses.
    “1911, F. H. King, Farmers of Forty Centuries Another pinch of charcoal was added and the process repeated until the mold was filled, when the briquet was forced out.”
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noun

  1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of briquette in all its senses.
    “1911, F. H. King, Farmers of Forty Centuries Another pinch of charcoal was added and the process repeated until the mold was filled, when the briquet was forced out.”
  2. (dated)Synonym of lighter in reference to any device used to light cigarettes.
    “Out of the corner of his eye he caught the flash of a man's "briquet" lighting a cigarette.”
  3. A small short sword or sabre of a particular European (especially French) style.
    “'[…]blade. I'd say an infantry sword. Briquet sabre, if I know as much as I think I do. Napoleonic.' Jenna's heart galloped. Stacks upon stacks of classics used the Napoleonic War as a backdrop. She'd been right. […]”
    “[…]swords had the Emperor's profile inlaid in silver in the thumb piece. Some NCO's briquets had similar ornaments. The officers' blades were inscribed 'Garde impériale' and either 'Grenadiers à pied' or 'Chasseurs à pied'.”

verb

  1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of briquette.

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Etymology

In most senses, a variant spelling of briquette. As a lighter, a borrowing of French briquet, from Middle French briquet (“piece, morsel”), from brique (“brick, block”) + -et (suffix forming masculine diminutives). The sword is so called due to its small size and perceived resemblance to a firelighter.

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