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cresset - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'cresset' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cresset [ n.]
- An open frame or basket of iron, filled with combustible material, to be burned as a beacon; an open lamp or firrepan carried on a pole in nocturnal processions.
- A small furnace or iron cage to hold fire for charring the inside of a cask, and making the staves flexible.