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cres·set
/ˈkrɛsət/
燈號,標燈,油盞
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Cres·set
n.
1.
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
.
Starry
lamps
and
blazing
cressets
,
fed
With
naphtha
and
asphaltus
. --
Milton
.
As
a
cresset
true
that
darts
its
length
Of
beamy
luster
from
a
tower
of
strength
. --
Wordsworth
.
2.
Coopering
A
small
furnace
or
iron
cage
to
hold
fire
for
charring
the
inside
of
a
cask
,
and
making
the
staves
flexible
.
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