CRESSET, noun [See Cross.] 1. A great light set on a beacon, lighthouse, or watch tower. 2. A lamp or torch.
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
CRESSET, noun [See Cross.] 1. A great light set on a beacon, lighthouse, or watch tower. 2. A lamp or torch.
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