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briquette

noun

Meaning

  1. A small brick, typically made of charcoal and used for fuel.
  2. A block of artificial stone in the form of a brick, used for paving.
  3. A moulded sample of solidified cement or mortar for use as a test piece for showing the strength of the material.
  4. A cigarette lighter.
  5. To form (coal, etc.) into small bricks.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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