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noun

Briquette, briquet n. (Also briquet)

A block of compacted charcoal, coal dust, or peat, etc., used as a fuel. Charcoal briquettes are a common fuel used for the outdoor barbecue grill.

A block of artificial stone in the form of a brick, used for paving; also, a molded sample of solidified cement or mortar for use as a test piece for showing the strength of the material.

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Etymology of 'Briquette'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Briquette" Quotes from Famous Books

... reminded in particular that the above calculations take no account of the German production of lignite, which yielded in 1913 13,000,000 tons of rough lignite in addition to an amount converted into 21,000,000 tons of briquette. This amount of lignite, however, was required in Germany before the war in addition to the quantities of coal assumed above. I am not competent to speak on the extent to which the loss of coal can be ...

— The Economic Consequences of the Peace • John Maynard Keynes

Words linked to "Briquette" : block, briquet