bri·o·lette (br   -l t )n. A pear-shaped or oval gem, especially a diamond, cut in long triangular facets. [French, perhaps alteration (influenced by brillant, brilliant) of brignolette, diminutive of brignole, dried plum, from Brignoles, a town of southeast France.] |
briolette [ˌbriːəʊˈlɛt]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) a pear-shaped gem cut with long triangular facets
[from French, alteration of brillolette, from brignolette little dried plum, after Brignoles, France, where these plums are produced]
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