cresset
cresset — 名詞
1. a container made of iron, filled with burning oil, coal, or wood and functioning
鐵火炬
中世紀鐵製火炬架，內盛燃油或炭火照明
a container made of iron, filled with burning oil, coal, or wood and functioning either as a handheld torch or a hanging lantern, especially in medieval castles, on ships, or at historical reenactments
Dewi hung a cresset above the stable door so the horses were visible after sunset.
Dewi 在馬廄門上方掛了一盞鐵火炬，讓馬匹在日落後仍能看見。
cresset for outdoor lighting
Along the castle walls, iron cressets burned oil, guiding the night guards on their rounds.
城堡城牆上，鐵火把燃燒著油，為夜間巡邏的衛兵引路。
iron cresset + burn oil for guiding
The museum showed a 14th-century cresset with rusted metal and charcoal traces inside.
博物館展示了一盞14世紀的鐵火炬，金屬已經生鏽，內部還有木炭。
Sayaka read that medieval ships used cressets in iron baskets to signal across foggy waters.
Sayaka 讀到中世紀船隻用鐵筐中的火炬，在霧濛濛的水面上傳遞信號。
cresset + iron basket on ships
- iron cresset
- burning cresset
- cresset light
- oil cresset
- wall cresset
用法筆記
This word is almost exclusively found in descriptions of medieval settings, museum labels, and historical fiction. It is not used in modern everyday English; writers today substitute torch, lantern, or brazier instead.