"cresset" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹɛsɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cresset.wav Forms: cressets [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English cresset, from Old French crasset, cresset (“sort of lamp or torch”); perhaps of Old Dutch or Old High German origin, and akin to English cruse and/or French creuset (“crucible”), the latter being from Gallo-Roman Vulgar Latin *croceolus. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|cresset}} Middle English cresset, {{der|en|fro|crasset}} Old French crasset, {{der|en|fr|creuset||crucible}} French creuset (“crucible”), {{der|en|VL.|*croceolus}} Vulgar Latin *croceolus Head templates: {{en-noun}} cresset (plural cressets)
  1. A metal cage, basket or cup with fire in it, used for various purposes:
    (chiefly historical) A metal cup, suspended from or attached to the top of a pole and filled with burning pitch etc., used as portable illumination.
    Tags: historical Translations (metal cup filled with pitch): cresset (Middle English)
    Sense id: en-cresset-en-noun-i8JJp34I Disambiguation of 'metal cup filled with pitch': 54 29 17
  2. A metal cage, basket or cup with fire in it, used for various purposes:
    A metal basket filled with burning material, used to attract fish when night fishing; a fire basket.
    Sense id: en-cresset-en-noun-87M5WIST
  3. A metal cage, basket or cup with fire in it, used for various purposes:
    (coopering) A small furnace or iron cage to hold fire for charring the inside of a cask, and making the staves flexible.
    Categories (topical): Containers, Light sources Translations (iron cage to hold fire): kaganiec [masculine] (Polish), kaganek [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-cresset-en-noun-Brk9ZVYc Disambiguation of Containers: 16 33 50 Disambiguation of Light sources: 20 27 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 11 77 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 19 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 15 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 9 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 15 21 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 29 58 Disambiguation of 'iron cage to hold fire': 6 7 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: brazier, fire basket

Inflected forms

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