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briquets

briquets is the plural of briquet.

briquets is the third-person singular simple present indicative of briquet.

Meaning of briquet

Noun

briquet (plural briquets)

  1. (dated) Synonym of lighter in reference to any device used to light cigarettes.
    • Out of the corner of his eye he caught the flash of a man's "briquet" lighting a cigarette.1919 October, John Galsworthy, chapter I, in Saint’s Progress, London: William Heinemann, published December 1919, →OCLC, part II, 3 §, page 115
    Synonyms:
    lighter in reference to any device used to light cigarettes
  2. A small short sword or sabre of a particular European (especially French) style.
    • '[…]blade. I'd say an infantry sword. Briquet sabre, if I know as much as I think I do. Napoleonic.' Jenna's heart galloped. Stacks upon stacks of classics used the Napoleonic War as a backdrop. She'd been right. […]2016 October 1, Colby Marshall, Flash Point, Severn House Publishers Ltd, →ISBN

Questions about briquets

What is briquets the plural of?
Briquets is the plural of briquet.

Words near briquets in the dictionary

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

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