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noun
Alternative form of briquette in all its senses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Synonym of lighter in reference to any device used to light cigarettes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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Synonyms: lighter in reference to any device used to light cigarettes
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A small short sword or sabre of a particular European (especially French) style.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Alternative form of briquette.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: briquette
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: block
History
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.
