Wordie [wûrd • ē]
Like Flickr, but without the photos.
|
8 wordies list
Leave a comment, citation, or
private note
|
first listed by:
brtom (2493 words)
appears in these lists:
azd's Words, by azd
slumry's Words, by slumry
looked up, by knitandpurl
nether's list, by nether
|
see also crucible
"A vessel of iron or the like, made to hold grease or oil, or an iron basket to hold pitched rope, wood, or coal, to be burnt for light; usually mounted on the top of a pole or building, or suspended from a roof. Frequent as a historical word; in actual use applied to a fire-basket for giving light on a wharf, etc." Oxford English Dictionary.
"Shouldering the lamp he staggers away through the crowd with his flaring cresset."
Joyce, Ulysses, 15