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   cresset

   /ˈkrɛsɪt/

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   • 1. a metal container of oil, grease, wood, or coal set alight for illumination and typically mounted on a pole. historical

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from craisse, variant of graisse ‘oil, grease’.

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   What is a cresset used for?

   • A cresset is a metal cup or basket, often mounted to or suspended from a pole, containing oil, pitch, a rope steeped in rosin or something flammable. They are burned as a light or beacon . Cressets mounted on the walls of Renaissance palaces in Italy were the first form of street lighting.

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   What is an example of a cresset?

   • The definition of a cresset is a metal cup on a pole that holds oil for burning and is used as a torch. An example of a cresset is an outdoor lighting fixture that uses this design.

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   What is the meaning of Cresset?

   • The meaning of Cresset is a metal cup on a pole that holds oil for burning and is used as a torch. An example of a cresset is an outdoor lighting fixture.

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   What does Crasset mean?

   • (coopering) A small furnace or iron cage to hold fire for charring the inside of a cask, and making the staves flexible. Borrowed from Old French crasset, cresset, possibly from a West Germanic language. cresset (plural cressettes)

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   The meaning of CRESSET is an iron vessel or basket used for holding an illuminant (such as oil) and mounted as a torch or suspended as a lantern.

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   cresset in British English (ˈkrɛsɪt) noun history a metal basket mounted on a pole in which oil or pitch was burned for illumination

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   A cresset is a metal cup or basket, often mounted to or suspended from a pole, containing oil, pitch, a rope steeped in rosin or something flammable. They are burned as a light or beacon.

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   Cresset is a metal cup or basket with oil or pitch, used as a torch or beacon. Learn the origin, synonyms and translations of cresset from various sources.

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   Aug 17, 2024 · cresset (plural cressets) A metal cage, basket or cup with fire in it, used for various purposes: (chiefly historical) A metal cup, suspended from or attached to the top of a pole and filled with burning pitch etc., used as portable illumination.

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   Cresset Definition. A metal container for burning oil, wood, etc., fastened as to a pole or wall and used as a torch or lantern. (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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   What does the noun cresset mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun cresset. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status