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briquet
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noun
  1. a small brick, typically made of charcoal and typically used for fuel
    • 1911, F. H. King, Farmers of Forty Centuries
    • :Another pinch of charcoal was added and the process repeated until the mold was filled, when the briquet was forced out.
      1. (obsolete?) a cigarette lighter
    • 1919, John Galsworthy, Saint's Progress
    • :Out of the corner of his eye he caught the flash of a man's "" lighting a cigarette.
Translations:
  • French: briquet
Etymology: diminutive of French brique 'brick'

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