briquet en · NOUN
Etymology
In most senses, a variant spelling of briquette. As a lighter, a borrowing of French briquet, from Middle French briquet (“piece, morsel”), from brique (“brick, block”) + -et (suffix forming masculine diminutives). The sword is so called due to its small size and perceived resemblance to a firelighter.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of briquette in all its senses.
alt of briquette in all its senses
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.
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(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:
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A small short sword or sabre of a particular European (especially French) style.
[…]swords had the Emperor's profile inlaid in silver in the thumb piece. Some NCO's briquets had similar ornaments. The officers' blades were inscribed 'Garde impériale' and either 'Grenadiers à pied' or 'Chasseurs à pied'.
2017 June 30, Henri Lachouque, Anne S. K. Brown, The Anatomy of Glory: Napoleon and His Guard, Pen and Sword, →ISBN:'[…]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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| briquets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |