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Definition of "brasier" [bra•sier]

  • Variant of brazier1. (noun)
  • Variant of brazier2. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "brasier" in a sentence
  • "‘O brasier-light350 and joy of the sprite, let us hear thy lovely voice, whereby all that hearken are ravished with delight.’"
  • "“Kánún”; a furnace, a brasier before noticed (vol. v., p. 272); here a pot full of charcoal sunk in the ground, or a little hearth of clay shaped like a horseshoe and opening down wind."
  • "“Makmarah,” a metal cover for the usual brasier or pan of charcoal which acts as a fire-place."