cresset
A METAL CUP OR BASKET, OFTEN MOUNTED TO OR SUSPENDED FROM A POLE, CONTAINING SOMETHING FLAMMABLE, WHICH IS BURNED FOR ILLUMINATION
Cressets
['kr?s?t]
¦ noun historical a metal container of oil, grease, wood, or coal set alight for illumination and typically mounted on a pole.
Origin
ME: from OFr., from craisse, var. of graisse 'oil, grease'.