Reference meaning
cresset
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A metal cup, suspended from or attached to the top of a pole and filled with burning pitch etc., used as portable illumination.
Other meanings
2. noun
A small furnace or iron cage to hold fire for charring the inside of a cask, and making the staves flexible.
3. proper noun
A surname.
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