CRESSET


Meaning of CRESSET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkre-sət ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from creisse, gresse grease — more at grease

Date: 14th century

: an iron vessel or basket used for holding an illuminant (as oil) and mounted as a torch or suspended as a lantern

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.