McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Cresset

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Cresset


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is an oil-lamp in which the wick floats about upon a small circle of cork. Anciently, English churches were often lighted by this sort of lamp, and the side-chapels of cathedrals were likewise so illuminated.