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cresset (s.xii)
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The form kyrsette is a cross reference to the following entry:

cresset (s.xii)

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crasset;  crescet, 
(pl. kyrsettes)  
  FEW:  crassus 2/ii,1279a Gdf:  craisset 2,354b GdfC: ∅ TL: craisset 2,1009 DEAF:  cras (craisset)  DMF:  craisset  TLF: ∅ OED:  cresset n.1  MED:  cresset n.  DMLBS:  crassetus 511c

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cresset, lamp or torch burning grease or oil, mounted on a pole: 
( MS: s.xii )  crocibolum: crasset  TLL i 21
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Les lampes et les crassés alume  Mir N-D 116.38
( MS: s.xiiiex )  lucubra: crescet  TLL i 146
( 1448-49 )  pro factura de lez kyrsettes  Durham 276

See also:

gras1 
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