Definition of Brazier

1. Noun. Large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times.

Exact synonyms: Brasier
Generic synonyms: Heater, Warmer
Specialized synonyms: Hibachi

Definition of Brazier

1. n. Same as Brasier.

Definition of Brazier

1. Noun. An upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal for a source of light or heat. ¹

2. Noun. A worker in brass. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Brazier

1. one who works in brass [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brazier

brazen bull
brazen bulls
brazened
brazenface
brazenfaced
brazenfaces
brazening
brazenly
brazenness
brazennesses
brazenry
brazens
brazer
brazers
brazes
brazier (current term)
brazierlike
braziers
brazil
brazil-nut tree
brazil nut
brazil wood
brazilein
brazileins
braziletto
brazilettoes
brazilettos
brazilian ironwood
brazilianite
brazilin

Literary usage of Brazier

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Open Fireplace in All Ages by John Pickering Putnam (1880)
"In milder climates we find the portable brazier without ... Spanish Portable brazier. units : 1.3 the weiu heat of ..."

2. The Weekly Reporter by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords, Great Britain. Privy Council, Great Britain. Supreme Court of Judicature (1899)
"By the clause in question the testator bequeathed a cottage to " my son Daniel brazier," another cottage to " my son Thomas brazier," and £300 " unto Thomas ..."

3. The Legal Observer, Or, Journal of Jurisprudence (1834)
"Clutton and Co. had delivered three bills of costs in 1829 to Mr. brazier, and two warrants of attorney were given in the year 1830, to secure the payment ..."

4. Report of the Annual Meeting (1860)
"By JAMES S. brazier, FCS, Fordyce Lecturer in Marischal College, Aberdeen. The author presented notices of a remedy, obtainable in Moreton Bay, ..."

5. Spanish Ironwork by Arthur Byne, Mildred Stapley Byne (1915)
"For the Spanish brazier the classic tripod form was not favored; instead, ... brazier ON WHEELS. Catalan. XIV Century. the dish of charcoal was used. ..."

6. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales by Linnean Society of New South Wales (1881)
"Mr. brazier on behalf of JH Thomson Esq., New Bedford, Mass., presented the Society the following works, which he stated were of singular value to ..."

7. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson. by Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Adgate Lipscomb, Albert Ellery Bergh (1905)
"TO JOHN brazier, THE AUTHOR OF THE REVIEW OF PICKERING ON GREEK PRONUNCIATION. POPLAR FOREST, August 24, 1819. SIR,—The acknowledgment of your favor of July ..."

8. A Narrative of the Wesleyan Mission to Jamaica: With Occasional Remarks on by Peter Duncan (1849)
"Mr. brazier—Dr. Coke again visits Jamaica along with Mr. ... IN the beginning of the year 1791, Mr. brazier arrived to the assistance of Mr. Hammett, ..."

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