Definition of cresset in English:

cresset

noun ˈkrɛsɪtˈkrɛsət

historical

A metal container of oil, grease, wood, or coal set alight for illumination and typically mounted on a pole.
〈史〉号灯，标灯，篝灯
Example sentencesExamples
- In addition to these fires, the streets were lined with lanterns, and people carried cressets (pivoted lanterns atop poles) as they wandered from one bonfire to another.
- He arose and went to her as I lit the cresset from the brazier coals.
- Fire baskets or cressets mounted at the prows of the fishing barges seem to attract prey for the cormorants.
Synonyms
firebrand, brand

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, from craisse, variant of graisse 'oil, grease'.

Rhymes

Knesset

Definition of cresset in US English:

cresset

nounˈkrɛsətˈkresət

historical

A metal container of oil, grease, wood, or coal burned as a torch and typically mounted on a pole.
〈史〉号灯，标灯，篝灯
Example sentencesExamples
- He arose and went to her as I lit the cresset from the brazier coals.
- Fire baskets or cressets mounted at the prows of the fishing barges seem to attract prey for the cormorants.
- In addition to these fires, the streets were lined with lanterns, and people carried cressets (pivoted lanterns atop poles) as they wandered from one bonfire to another.
Synonyms
firebrand, brand

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, from craisse, variant of graisse ‘oil, grease’.

词汇	cresset
释义	Definition of cresset in English: cresset noun ˈkrɛsɪtˈkrɛsət historical A metal container of oil, grease, wood, or coal set alight for illumination and typically mounted on a pole. 〈史〉号灯，标灯，篝灯 Example sentencesExamples In addition to these fires, the streets were lined with lanterns, and people carried cressets (pivoted lanterns atop poles) as they wandered from one bonfire to another. He arose and went to her as I lit the cresset from the brazier coals. Fire baskets or cressets mounted at the prows of the fishing barges seem to attract prey for the cormorants. Synonyms firebrand, brand Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, from craisse, variant of graisse 'oil, grease'. Rhymes Knesset Definition of cresset in US English: cresset nounˈkrɛsətˈkresət historical A metal container of oil, grease, wood, or coal burned as a torch and typically mounted on a pole. 〈史〉号灯，标灯，篝灯 Example sentencesExamples He arose and went to her as I lit the cresset from the brazier coals. Fire baskets or cressets mounted at the prows of the fishing barges seem to attract prey for the cormorants. In addition to these fires, the streets were lined with lanterns, and people carried cressets (pivoted lanterns atop poles) as they wandered from one bonfire to another. Synonyms firebrand, brand Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, from craisse, variant of graisse ‘oil, grease’.
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