Briquette
//bɹɪˈkɛt// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel wordnet
- 3 A block of artificial stone in the form of a brick, used for paving.
- 4 A molded sample of solidified cement or mortar for use as a test piece for showing the strength of the material.
Verb
- 1 To form (coal, etc.) into small bricks. transitive
Example
More examples"[…] 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 […]"
Etymology
From French briquette, from brique (“brick”) + -ette (diminutive suffix).
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