Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Cresset

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Cresset


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(1):

(n.) An open frame or basket of iron, filled with combustible material, to be burned as a beacon; an open lamp or firrepan carried on a pole in nocturnal processions.

(2):

(n.) A small furnace or iron cage to hold fire for charring the inside of a cask, and making the staves flexible.