Associations to the word «Cresset»

Wiktionary

CRESSET, noun. A metal cup, suspended from a pole and filled with burning pitch etc; once used as portable illumination.
CRESSET, noun. (coopering) A small furnace or iron cage to hold fire for charring the inside of a cask, and making the staves flexible.

Wise words

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