Cresset

noun

/ˈkɹɛsɪt/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA metal cup, suspended from a pole and filled with burning pitch etc; once used as portable illumination.

2.noun(coopering) A small furnace or iron cage to hold fire for charring the inside of a cask, and making the staves flexible.

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