brasier
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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On a square stone brasier, fed with glowing coals, the rice-pot steamed.
From The Dragon Painter by Fenollosa, Mary McNeil
She started and turned pale at the sight of her brother and kinsman, drawn swords, broken sword-blades, and papers yet smouldering in the brasier.
From Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges by Saintsbury, George
The glare of the brasier in the forge and the furnace alone lighted the workshop.
From The Abbatial Crosier or Bonaik and Septimine. A Tale of a Medieval Abbess by Sue, Eugène
Horses and riders roll down into the brasier at their feet.
From The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century by Sue, Eugène
A smoldering brasier surrounds the base of the masonry pile that served as the center for the pyre.
From The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc by Sue, Eug?ne
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