Definition of Briolettes

1. briolette [n] - See also: briolette

Lexicographical Neighbors of Briolettes

brinks
brinksman
brinksmanship
brinksmanships
brinksmen
brinner
brinny
brinolase
brinrobertsite
brins
briny
brio
brioche
brioches
briolette
briolettes (current term)
brionies
briony
brios
briquet
briquets
briquette
briquetted
briquettes
briquetting
bris
brisance
brisances
brisant
brise

Literary usage of Briolettes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Les civilisations inconnues by Oscar Comettant (1863)
"Aux Indes, d'où venaient autrefois exclusivement les briolettes, on a l'habitude de les percer d'un petit trou à la partie supérieure. ..."

2. Jewellery by Cyril Davenport (1905)
"briolettes are oval- or drop-shaped stones, facetted all over, and often pierced at the top. A fine pair were in the earrings of Marie Antoinette. ..."

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