cresset-light

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• Cresset — A container of light giving oil or coals; often suspended from a pole. [< OldFr. cresset < craisse = grease, oil] …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

• cresset — /kres it/, n. a metal cup or basket often mounted on a pole or suspended from above, containing oil, pitch, a rope steeped in rosin, etc., burned as a light or beacon. [1325 75; ME < AF, OF craisset, equiv. to cras GREASE + et ET] * * * …   Universalium

• cresset — cres•set [[t]ˈkrɛs ɪt[/t]] n. a metal cup or basket mounted on a pole or hung from above, containing oil or other illuminant, and burned as a light or beacon • Etymology: 1325–75; < AF, OF craisset=cras grease+ et et …   From formal English to slang

• cresset — /ˈkrɛsət/ (say kresuht) noun a metal cup often mounted on a pole or suspended from above, containing oil, pitch, etc., which is burnt for light or as a beacon. {Middle English, from Old French} …  

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