Briquet

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Briquet may refer to:

  • Charles Moїse Briquet (1880-1918) - Swiss paper merchant and scholar of watermarks.
  • Artois Hound or Briquet, a rare breed of dog, and a descendant of the Bloodhound
  • Briquette or briquet, a block of flammable matter which is used as fuel to start and maintain a fire
  • Sabre, a sword with a curved, single-edged blade and a rather large hand guard, often carried in past centuries by infantrymen and artillerymen.
  • A type of sandwich.
  • Somatization disorder or Briquet's disorder, also Brissaud-Marie Syndrome, a psychiatric diagnosis
  • False male genitals. In fourteenth-century Europe, high-ranking noblemen were permitted to display their genitals below a short tunic, while those not impressively endowed could, if they choose, wear a leather fake called a briquette.