brasier

[brey-zher]

noun

brazier¹.

brasier

[brey-zher]

noun

brazier².

brazier

or bra·sier

[brey-zher]

noun

a metal receptacle for holding live coals or other fuel, as for heating a room.
a simple cooking device consisting of a container of live coals covered by a grill or thin metal top upon which the food, usually meat, is placed.

Origin of brazier

1680–90; earlier brasier < F. See braise, -er²

brazier

or bra·sier

[brey-zher]

noun

a person who makes articles of brass.

Origin of brazier

1275–1325; Middle English brasier, equivalent to Old English bræsi(an) to work in brass + -er -er¹

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Historical Examples of brasiers

Faith in themselves has enabled the martyrs to obtain solace even on the brasiers of their tormentors.
The Petty Troubles of Married Life, Complete
Honore de Balzac
Her magnificent eyes shone out like brasiers, though every now and then a cloud seemed to veil and extinguish them.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete
Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for brasiers

brasier

noun

a less common spelling of brazier 1

brazier

brasier

noun

a person engaged in brass-working or brass-founding

Derived Formsbraziery, noun

Word Origin for brazier

C14: from Old English bræsian to work in brass + -er 1

brazier

brasier

noun

a portable metal receptacle for burning charcoal or coal, used for cooking, heating, etc

Word Origin for brazier

C17: from French brasier, from braise live coals; see braise

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Word Origin and History for brasiers

brazier

"metal container to hold burning coals," 1680s, from French brasier "pan of hot coals," from Old French brasier, from brese "embers" (see braise).