briquetage

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noun

burnt-clay remains associated with historical salt production.

OriginFrench briquetage →
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Meanings

nounbriquetage (uncountable)
  1. uncountablearchaeologyburnt-clay remains associated with historical salt production.
  2. broadlyuncountablearchaeologyany crudely-made objects fashioned of burnt clay.

Origin

  1. Frenchbriquetage“brickwork”
  2. Englishbriquetage

From French briquetage (“brickwork”) (In French archaeology the term is also used in this extended, specialist sense).

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APA

briquetage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/briquetage

MLA

“briquetage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/briquetage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “briquetage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/briquetage.

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