brazier
A worker in brass; a brassworkerA worker in brass; a brassworker.
» This antique brazier no longer has any real utility.
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2 sensesA worker in brass; a brassworker.
An upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal for a source of light or heat.
Feuerschale, Kohlenbecken
жаро́вняžaróvnja, манга́лmangál
жаро́вняžaróvnja, манга́лmanhál
- large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times
Examples
2 sentencesThis antique brazier no longer has any real utility.
I lost this oblong Japanese brazier in an earthquake.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English brasiere, from brasen (“to cover with brass”), from Old English brasiaFrom Middle English brasiere, from brasen (“to cover with brass”), from Old English brasian, bræsian (“to cover with brass”). By surface analysis, bras(s) + -ier.
From French brasier (“pan of hot coals”), from Middle French braisier, from Old French brasier, from brese (“embers, hot coals”), of Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *brasō. See braise.
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Forms
plural: braziersSynonyms
2 synonyms- large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times:brasier
Word family
3 related wordsSee also
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