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briquetage

briquetage noun: burnt-clay remains associated with historical salt production.

briquetage: burnt-clay remains associated with historical salt production
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Noun

briquetage (uncountable)

  1. burnt-clay remains associated with historical salt production.
  2. (broadly) any crudely-made objects fashioned of burnt clay.

Origin of briquetage

From French briquetage (“brickwork”) (In French archaeology the term is also used in this extended, specialist sense).

Questions about briquetage

What does briquetage mean?
Briquetage means burnt-clay remains associated with historical salt production.
What part of speech is briquetage?
Briquetage is a noun.

Words near briquetage in the dictionary

  1. Brionna
  2. Brions
  3. briony
  4. Brioverian
  5. briquet
  6. briquetage
  7. briquets
  8. briquette
  9. briquetted
  10. briquettes
  11. briquetting

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