cres·set (kr s  t)n. A metal cup, often suspended on a pole, containing burning oil or pitch and used as a torch. [Middle English, from Old French, alteration of croisuel, probably from Vulgar Latin *croceolus, small lamp.] |
cresset [ˈkrɛsɪt]
n
(Historical Terms) History a metal basket mounted on a pole in which oil or pitch was burned for illumination
[from Old French craisset, from craisse grease]
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