brazier
1 Americannoun
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a metal receptacle for holding live coals or other fuel, as for heating a room.
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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.
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Other Word Forms
- braziery noun
Etymology
Origin of brazier1
First recorded in 1680–90; earlier brasier, from French; braise, -er 2
Origin of brazier2
1275–1325; Middle English brasier, equivalent to Old English bræsi ( an ) to work in brass + -er -er 1
Example Sentences
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There’s “The Witcher”-themed medieval-style brazier fueled by the supernatural force that we know in modern times as a gas line.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025
In front of him a pot of strong coffee warmed amid the embers of a coal brazier.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2023
It is thought either a spark from a brazier or a spark from one of the girl's hobnail boots caused the explosion, which set the building alight.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2022
Perrottet recounts how the Olympic flame was run from Greece to Germany over 12 days, ending with the lighting of a “colossal brazier in the Berlin stadium before the Führer’s approving gaze.”
From Washington Times • Mar. 18, 2020
His skin shone dark as bronze in the ruddy light from the brazier, the faint lines of old scars visible on his broad chest.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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