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   cresset

   /ˈkrɛsɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a metal container of oil, grease, wood, or coal set alight for illumination and typically mounted on a pole. historical

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from craisse, variant of graisse ‘oil, grease’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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