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| 1. | a metal receptacle for holding live coals or other fuel, as for heating a room. |
| 2. | a simple cooking device consisting of a container of live coals covered by a grill or thin metal top upon which the food, usually meat, is placed. |
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Brazier
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| bra·zier 1 also bra·sier
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n. One who makes brass articles. [Middle English brasier, from bras, brass; see brass.] |
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| bra·zier 2 also bra·sier
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n.
[French brasier, from braise, hot coals; see braise.] |
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brazier
"metal container to hold burning coals," 1690, from Fr. brasier "pan of hot coals," from O.Fr. brasier, from brese "embers" (see braise).
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| brazier | |
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| large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
brazier
Braise\, Braize \Braize\, n. [So called from its iridescent colors.] (Zo["o]l.) A European marine fish (Pagrus vulgaris) allied to the American scup; the becker. The name is sometimes applied to the related species. [Also written brazier.]| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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