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Briquet

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. a small brick, typically made of charcoal and typically used for fuel

n. a cigarette lighter

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A block of compacted charcoal, coal dust, or peat, etc., used as a fuel. Charcoal briquettes are a common fuel used for the outdoor barbecue grill.

n. A block of artificial stone in the form of a brick, used for paving; also, a molded sample of solidified cement or mortar for use as a test piece for showing the strength of the material.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A steel prepared for striking a light with a flint. In heraldry, as a bearing, it is almost peculiar to the collar of the Golden Fleece. See order.

n. A small brick.

n. Coal-dust molded for fuel into the shape of bricks or balls.

To compress (minerals or mineral dust) into bricks; form into briquets.

n. A silver coin of the fifteenth century, current in Holland: so called from the figure it bears of a short thrusting sword (briquet) held in a lion's claw.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel

Word Usage

"Out of the corner of his eye he caught the flash of a man's "briquet" lighting a cigarette."

Equivalent

briquette

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

block

Cross Reference

petroleum briquet