ALL meanings of cresset
cres·set
C c - noun cresset a metal basket mounted on a pole in which oil or pitch was burned for illumination 3
- noun cresset a metal container for burning oil, wood, etc., fastened as to a pole or wall and used as a torch or lantern 3
- noun cresset a metal cup or basket often mounted on a pole or suspended from above, containing oil, pitch, a rope steeped in rosin, etc., burned as a light or beacon. 1
- noun cresset A metal container of oil, grease, wood, or coal burned as a torch and typically mounted on a pole. 1
- noun cresset A metal cup, suspended from a pole and filled with burning pitch etc; once used as portable illumination. 0
- noun cresset (coopering) A small furnace or iron cage to hold fire for charring the inside of a cask, and making the staves flexible. 0