cresset

/kres-it/US // ˈkrɛs ɪt //UK // (ˈkrɛsɪt) //

压舌板,压迫感,压迫症,压迫

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : a metal cup or basket often mounted on a pole or suspended from above, containing oil, pitch, a rope steeped in rosin, etc., burned as a light or beacon.

At one of the larger intersections, Albert stopped under a flaming cresset and looked at his arm.
For a moment there was darkness, then a cresset on the wall flashed up, another and another, and all was light.
His face was cruel and alert, and the light from the cresset played in red streaks upon his helmet.
Light yonder cresset from the embers on the hearth; advance it to his face!
Cresset, a large kind of candlestick for holding a small fire or illuminant.