cresset: Meaning and Definition of

cres•set

Pronunciation: (kres'it), [key]
— n.
  1. 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.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.