cresset
Mounted flame vessel
A cresset is a metal container, often a basket or cup mounted on a pole, designed to hold burning material for light.
Before electric lighting, cressets served as torches or beacons, typically filled with oil-soaked rags or pitch: Cressets lined the castle walls.
The word appears mainly in historical or literary contexts.
Coal-burning metal container
- torchHandheld burning light source
- fireCombustion with flames
- blazeIntense burning fire
- flickerUnsteady, brief light
glow · embers · burn · kindle · ignition · combustion · flare · incandescence
Guiding light source
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
- lanternEnclosed portable light
- sconceMounted light fixture
- candlelightLuminescence from burning wick
radiance · luminescence · brightness · gleam · flicker · glow · torchlight · firelight
Element twenty-six
- basketWoven carrying vessel
- metalHard conductive solid
- poleCylindrical shaft or extremity
- mountedFixed in position
suspended · hanging · stand · tripod · bracket · chain · wrought · forged
Fortified medieval residence
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- rampartFortified defensive wall
- battlementToothed fortress wall crown
- keepRetain or fortified tower
gatehouse · drawbridge · portcullis · great hall · garrison · watchtower · palisade · dungeon
brazier
Coal-burning metal container
flicker · glow · embers · burn · kindle · ignition · combustion · flare · incandescence · spark
beacon
Guiding light source
candlelight · radiance · luminescence · brightness · gleam · flicker · glow · torchlight · firelight · nightwatch
iron
Element twenty-six
mounted · suspended · hanging · stand · tripod · bracket · chain · wrought · forged · container
castle
Fortified medieval residence
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- rampartFortified defensive wall
- battlementToothed fortress wall crown
keep · gatehouse · drawbridge · portcullis · great hall · garrison · watchtower · palisade · dungeon · heraldry
cressetelectric light
Current-powered illumination device
LED · fluorescent lamp · lightbulb · flashlight · neon light