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cres·set (kres′it)

noun

a metal container for burning oil, wood, etc., fastened as to a pole or wall and used as a torch or lantern

Etymology: ME < OFr craisset < craisse: see grease

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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