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单词 briquette
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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.

Origin of briquette

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

Words nearby briquette

brioche, briolette, briony, briquet, Briquet's syndrome, briquette, bris, brisance, Brisbane, Brisbane box, brisé
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Example sentences from the Web for briquette

  • Briquette, bri-ket′, n. a brick-shaped block of coal formed from coal-dust.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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