Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: brazier
IPA transcription: [bɹ'eɪziɚ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: brazier, brasier
    Meaning: large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times
Usage examples
  • In the opposite corner of the tent an Arab woman crouched over a little brazier, and the smell of native coffee was heavy in the air.
  • They were familiar with the way in which the caravans travel through the desert: in front of the leader is borne aloft a brazier filled with coals.
  • In a subsequent trial, at Paris, a fireman placed his head in the middle of a large brazier filled with flaming hay and wood, and resisted the action of the fire during five or six minutes and even ten minutes.
  • But in the corridors that followed the suite, there stood, opposite to each window, a heavy tripod, bearing a brazier of fire that projected its rays through the tinted glass and so glaringly illumined the room.
  • She dashed the cup to the floor, spilling its contents, and, with an effort, tore the clinging hands from her and sent the woman crashing on to the ground, rolling against the brazier, oversetting it, and scattering brass pots and cups over the rug.