brazier

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bra⋅zier

1 [brey-zher]

–noun

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.

Also, brasier.

Origin:
1680–90; earlier brasier < F. See braise, -er ²

2 [brey-zher]

–noun

a person who makes articles of brass.

Also, brasier.

Origin:
1275–1325; ME brasier, equiv. to OE bræsi(an) to work in brass + -er -er ¹

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bra·zier¹ also bra·sier (brā'zhər)

n. One who makes brass articles.

[Middle English brasier, from bras, brass; see brass.]

bra·zier² also bra·sier (brā'zhər)

A metal pan for holding burning coals or charcoal.
A cooking device consisting of a charcoal or electric heating source over which food is grilled.

[French brasier, from braise, hot coals; see braise.]

Word Origin & History

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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