brazier

== English == === Alternative forms === brasier === Pronunciation === enPR: brāʹ-zhər, IPA(key): /ˈbɹeɪʒəɹ/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɹeɪ.ʒə(ɹ)/, /ˈbɹeɪ.zjə(ɹ)/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɹeɪ.ʒɚ/ Rhymes: -eɪʒə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === From Middle English brasiere, from brasen (“to cover with brass”), from Old English brasian, bræsian (“to cover with brass”). By surface analysis, bras(s) +‎ -ier. ==== Noun ==== brazier (plural braziers) A worker in brass; a brassworker. Synonym: brassworker ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From French brasier (“pan of hot coals”), from Middle French braisier, from Old French brasier, from brese (“embers, hot coals”), of Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *brasō. See braise. ==== Noun ==== brazier (plural braziers) An upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal for a source of light or heat. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== cresset, fire basket === Anagrams === bizarre