Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cresset

/ˈkɹɛs.ɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: cres-set
IPA: /ˈkɹɛs.ɪt/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A metal cage, basket or cup with fire in it, used for various purposes:

noun

A metal cage, basket or cup with fire in it, used for various purposes:

name

Example Sentences

"Of Starry Lamps and blazing Creſſets fed ¶ With Naphtha and Aſphaltus yeilded light"
"And as a Cresset true that darts its length ¶ Of beamy lustre from a tower of strength;"
"1805–1814, Dante Alighieri, Henry Francis Cary (translator), The Divine Comedy, "Inferno", Canto VIII We reach'd the lofty turret's base, our eyes / its height ascended, where we mark'd uphung / two cressets and another saw from far"

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English cresset, from Old French crasset, cresset (“sort of lamp or torch”); perhaps of Old Dutch or Old High German origin, and akin to English cruse and/or French creuset (“crucible”), the latter being from Gallo-Roman Vulgar Latin *croceolus.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: cresset, crasset, creuset, *croceolus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɹɛs.ɪt/
British English: /ˈkɹɛs.ɪt/

Inflected Forms

cressets (plural)

Phrases

fire basket

Frequently Paired Words

brazier fire basket

Questions

How do you pronounce cresset?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹɛs.ɪt/.
What does cresset mean?: A metal cage, basket or cup with fire in it, used for various purposes:
Where does cresset come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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