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briolette

American

[bree-uh-let, bree-aw-let] / ˌbri əˈlɛt, bri ɔˈlɛt /

noun

plural

briolettes

any pear-shaped gem having its entire surface cut with triangular facets.

briolette British

/ ˌbriːəʊˈlɛt /

noun

a pear-shaped gem cut with long triangular facets

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Etymology

Origin of briolette

1860–65; < French, variant of brillolette, itself alteration (by association with brillant diamond) of brignolette literally, little dried plum (facetious coinage), equivalent to brignole (after Brignoles in Provence, where the plums are dried) + -ette -ette

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