bri·o·lette (brē
ə-lět
)
n.A pear-shaped or oval gem, especially a diamond, cut in long triangular facets.
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briolette [French, perhaps alteration (influenced by
brillant,
brilliant), of
brignolette, diminutive of
brignole,
dried plum from
Brignoles a town of southeast France.]
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