单词 | brickette |
释义 | bricketten. 1. A small block of compressed coal dust or other combustible material used as fuel; esp. a typically pillow-shaped block of compressed fuel for household use, such as in a fireplace or barbecue. Cf. briquette n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > coal or types of coal > [noun] > coal-derived fuel coal ball1603 pipe-coal1612 hotshot1673 hotshoot1704 fireball1735 brickette1806 briquette1884 coal slurry1912 slurry1913 semi-coke1918 Phurnacite1937 syncrude1971 1806 I. Worsley Acct. State of France xxi. 244 When dry, these brickets become perfectly hard, and make an excellent and durable fire. 1872 F. C. Danvers On Coal vi. 84 In the meanwhile some other method of utilising small coal must be looked for, and at present its manufacture into brickettes of artificial or patent fuel appears to be the most practical method of dealing with the question. 1913 Sci. Amer. 4 Oct. 255/2 Current is also employed on a large scale for operating pumps, compressors, blast pans, cable hoists as well as in a coal bricket factory. 1951 Law & Contemp. Probl. 16 705 (table) National Coal Board... Producing coke, gas, manufactured fuel, brickettes, bricks, and tiles. 2018 Canberra Times Online (Nexis) 6 Aug. Be on the lookout for something resembling a large charcoal brickette for your barbecue... It [sc. the meteorite] will also be rounded off like a brickette, but it will be heavy like a rock. 2. A small brick. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > brick > [noun] > a brick > small Jack1700 brickette1875 1875 Professional Papers Indian Engin. Feb. 61 Tensile strength was determined on the standard bricket adopted by the Metropolitan Board of Works. 1934 Archit. Rev. 76 p. xlii The paths, constructed of herringbone brickets, are both colourful and durable. 2003 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 14 May 17 His companion work..features ceramic brickettes forming a V-for-Victory sign. 3. A small brick-shaped block of any substance, such as soap, ice cream, etc. Cf. brick n.1 4a and briquette n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > ices > [noun] > ice-cream > types or forms of pistachio ice?1790 iced tea1827 tutti-frutti1834 brown-bread ice1846 vanilla ice1846 vanille ice1846 Neapolitan ice1867 Neapolitan ice cream1868 hokey-pokey1884 strawberry ice cream1890 choc chip1903 horn1908 Tortoni1911 slider1915 choc bar1919 cone1920 Eskimo pie1921 brick1922 brickette1922 Eskimo1922 choc ice1924 cornet1926 briquette1927 gelato1932 ninety-nine1935 wafer1936 fudgicle1938 ripple1939 tub1939 vanilla1955 double dip1965 1897 Washington Post 29 Nov. 6/8 The iron dust is made into brickettes, and shipped away on flat cars. 1922 Baptist 12 Aug. 863/3 One of New York's largest confectionery stores..is owned by a Greek who five years ago sold ice cream brickets at the curb in front. 1985 R. Sudhakaran & N. S. Sudhakara in A. Reilly Spoilage of Trop. Fish & Product Devel. 338 Circular and rectangular brickets..were made out of this mince, using suitable aluminium moulds. 2004 Daily Mail (Nexis) 12 Feb. 61 W.R. Jacob & Co supplied the wafers with which the brickettes were sold. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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