How to pronounce cresset
American English pronunciation
KRES-it
- IPA
- /ˈkɹɛsɪt/
- Syllables
- KRES · it (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What cresset means
A metal basket of burning fuel used as a torch
In a sentence: Cressets blazed along the castle walls, lighting the path for travelers.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old French word for a kind of lamp or torch. Where that word came from is not certain.
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