cruisie
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An oil-burning lamp.
Example Sentences
- "Besides the articles of plate which I have already noticed, the old man now lighted and placed on the table a silver lamp, or cruisie, as the Scottish term it […]."
- "The cruisie lamps gave a dim, yellowish light but he could make out a prominent, slightly hooked nose and large dark eyes set into an oval face."
Etymology
Apparently an alteration of French creuset.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: creuset