01 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 …
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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.
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A small furnace or iron cage to hold fire for charring the inside of a cask, and making the staves flexible.(Coopering)