cres|set

cres|set
cres|set «KREHS iht», noun.
a metal container for burning oil, wood, or other burnable material, to give light. Cressets are mounted on poles or hung from above.
[< Old French cresset, earlier craisset < craisse grease < Latin crassus fat, thick]

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