"briquet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: briquets [plural]
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). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|briquet}} French briquet, {{der|en|frm|briquet||piece, morsel}} Middle French briquet (“piece, morsel”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} briquet (plural briquets)
  1. Alternative form of briquette in all its senses. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: briquette in all its senses
    Sense id: en-briquet-en-noun-CcnUHZpW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 47 9
  2. (dated) Synonym of lighter in reference to any device used to light cigarettes. Tags: dated Synonyms: lighter in reference to any device used to light cigarettes [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-briquet-en-noun-EKiBw0Nn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 47 9

Verb

Forms: briquets [present, singular, third-person], briquetting [participle, present], briquetted [participle, past], briquetted [past]
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). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|briquet}} French briquet, {{der|en|frm|briquet||piece, morsel}} Middle French briquet (“piece, morsel”) Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} briquet (third-person singular simple present briquets, present participle briquetting, simple past and past participle briquetted)
  1. Alternative form of briquette Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: briquette
    Sense id: en-briquet-en-verb-nhtFr18F

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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