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briquette

noun
/bɹɪˈkɛt/US

Etymology

From French briquette, from brique (“brick”) + -ette (diminutive suffix).

  1. borrowed from briquette

Definitions

  1. A small brick, typically made of charcoal and used for fuel.

    • […] an eggette or briquette manufacturing contract, where, by the compression of tar with these fine particles of culm, there are made pieces of coal about the size of an egg […]

  2. A block of artificial stone in the form of a brick, used for paving.

  3. A molded sample of solidified cement or mortar for use as a test piece for showing the…

    A molded sample of solidified cement or mortar for use as a test piece for showing the strength of the material.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To form (coal, etc.) into small bricks.

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