[mod.Fr.; also brignolette, brillolette, ? briller to sparkle.] A pear-shaped diamond, having facets cut in all directions.
1865. Illustr. Lond. News, 11 March, 243. This diamond … is what is called a briolette—that is, a solid drop.
1884. Birmingh. Weekly Post, 23 Aug., 3/7. It will weigh … in lozenge shape, briolette, about 300 carats.
