briquette

[ bri-ket ]

/ brɪˈkɛt /

noun

a small block of compressed coal dust or charcoal used for fuel, especially in barbecuing.

a molded block of any material.

verb (used with object), bri·quett·ed, bri·quett·ing.

to mold into briquettes.

Nearby words

brioche, briolette, briony, briquet, briquet's syndrome, briquette, bris, brisance, brisbane, brisbane box, brise-bise

Origin of briquette

From French, dating back to 1880–85; see origin at brick, -ette

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Examples from the Web for briquette

Briquette, bri-ket′, n. a brick-shaped block of coal formed from coal-dust.
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British Dictionary definitions for briquette

briquette

briquet

/ (brɪˈkɛt) /

noun

a small brick made of compressed coal dust, sawdust, charcoal, etc, used for fuel

a small brick of any substancean ice-cream briquette

verb

(tr) to make into the form of a brick or bricksto briquette clay

Word Origin for briquette

C19: from French: a little brick, from brique brick

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