brazier¹ Definition
bra·zier (brā′z̸hər)
noun
a metal pan, bowl, etc. to hold burning coals or charcoal, as for warming a room or grilling food
Etymology: Fr brasier: see braise
brazier² Definition
bra·zier (brā′z̸hər)
brazier Usage Examples
Converse of object
- use: He said he took it to the fourth floor to burn it in the brazier used for spirit money.
- have: The building has curious octagonal chimneys; perhaps guests were allowed to have small charcoal braziers in their rooms.
- stoke: Through the tears that ran down his face he could see the man stoking a nearby brazier.
- burn: A tower had existed there from the seventeenth century and had been used to warn mariners by burning braziers from its top.
- provide: There is an ongoing discussion about providing two braziers as centers for gathering outside the stones.
Adjective modifier
- traditional: The grill can also be swung away from the heat or removed entirely which converts the barbecue into a traditional brazier.
- glowing: The doughty men who were to do the job were crowded around a glowing brazier which Dad had thoughtfully lit for them.
- small: The building has curious octagonal chimneys; perhaps guests were allowed to have small charcoal braziers in their rooms.
- large: The dragon ( his name was Brym ) was happily crunching great, glowing cinders from a large brazier.
Noun used with modifier
- charcoal: The building has curious octagonal chimneys; perhaps guests were allowed to have small charcoal braziers in their rooms.
- burning: Many communities set up soup kitchens where soup was cooked in buckets on coal burning braziers.
- coal: Many communities set up soup kitchens where soup was cooked in buckets on coal burning braziers.
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