cresset

The definition of a cresset is a metal cup on a pole that holds oil for burning and is used as a torch.

(noun)

An example of a cresset is an outdoor lighting fixture.

See cresset in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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

Origin: ME < OFr craisset < craisse: see grease

See cresset in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A metal cup, often suspended on a pole, containing burning oil or pitch and used as a torch.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , alteration of croisuel

Origin: , probably from Vulgar Latin *croceolus, small lamp

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