brazier :

Search Words
You can search or browse for words

brazier

b ray zee er

  • n  large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times

  • Buddhist artifacts from northern India have been found in a Swedish Viking grave, as has a charcoal brazier from the Middle East.
  • When he was three, he rolled into a floor brazier of live coals.
  • The brazier was only doused, James suggests, "when the screaming stopped.

Bee Dictionary: Search, browse, look at common errors, idioms and more.