"cresset" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /krɛˈsɛt/, /ˈkrɛ.sɛt/ Forms: cressettes [plural], crasset [alternative], crescet [alternative], cressett [alternative], cressyt [alternative], kirsett [alternative], kressette [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛt, -ɛsɛt Etymology: Borrowed from Old French crasset, cresset, possibly from a West Germanic language. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|crasset}} Borrowed from Old French crasset, {{der|enm|gmw|-}} West Germanic Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} cresset, {{enm-noun|cressettes}} cresset (plural cressettes)
  1. cresset (metal cup filled with pitch) Wikidata QID: Q5184493

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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