n. [ F. crécelle rattle. ] (Eccl.) A wooden rattle sometimes used as a substitute for a bell, in the Roman Catholic church, during the latter part of Holy Week, or the last week of Lent. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. crasset, cresset, sort of lamp or torch; perh. of Dutch or German origin, and akin to E. cruse, F. creuset crucible, E. crucible. ] 1. An open frame or basket of iron, filled with combustible material, to be burned as a beacon; an open lamp or firrepan carried on a pole in nocturnal processions. [ 1913 Webster ]
Starry lamps and blazing cressets, fed With naphtha and asphaltus. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
As a cresset true that darts its length Of beamy luster from a tower of strength. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Coopering) A small furnace or iron cage to hold fire for charring the inside of a cask, and making the staves flexible. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]
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