CRESSET


Meaning of CRESSET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkresɪt ]

n. hist. a metal container for oil, coal, etc., lighted and usu. mounted on a pole for illumination. [ME f. OF cresset, craisset, f. craisse = graisse GREASE]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.