brazier
- noun
- /ˈbreɪziər/
- Braziers warmed the tent, and the sudden increase in temperature made Kamoj queasy.
Examples
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Sounds like you've approved, so here, I brought a charcoal brazier.
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The room was dark, save for a smoldering Brazier in one corner.
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Maybe we should use the brazier outside...
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I shall require a brazier of live coals.
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A cook is blowing life into a brazier in preparation for the evening meal.
Fiction book (1992) -
His grandfather was standing outside the picking shed, warming his hands over a brazier.
Fiction book (1999) -
We would eat at the kotatsu, the charcoal brazier, in winter, our feet covered with a blanket.
Fiction book (1990) -
The outdoor stalls were protected from the wind by P54 canopies of canvas, and little braziers kept a warming fire going.
Fiction book (1992) -
Outside, the generator's throb silenced for the night; the brazier in the servants' shack burned down to gray ash.
Fiction book (1996) -
We gathered around the brazier to keep warm on the chilly night.
Synonyms
A metal container that holds burning coal or charcoal to warm people outdoors
A metal bowl that holds burning coals for heat or cooking
A container that holds burning fuel to make heat for cooking or heating metal
A small stove that burns charcoal for heat or cooking
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Etymology
Brazier comes from an old word for 'ember' or 'hot coal', like the Spanish brasa. So a brazier is a metal container for glowing coals that people use to give heat or to cook.