Definition of "incense-burner" [incense-burner]

• A stand, vase, etc., upon or in which to burn incense. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Remember that joke -- What did the transvestite say to the Pope when he came down the aisle with his incense-burner?"
• "In front is a stone table decorated with a bronze incense-burner, a vase with lotus blossoms and leaves in brass, and"
• "The low altar, on which were lilies and lighted candles, was draped in blue and silver, and on the high altar, draped in crimson and cloth of gold, there was nothing but a closed shrine, an incense-burner, and a vase of lotuses."