What is another word for brazier?

Pronunciation: [bɹˈe͡ɪzɪə] (IPA)

A brazier is a portable container for holding and burning charcoal or wood. It is often used for outdoor cooking or warming oneself during cold weather. Synonyms for brazier include fire pit, fire bowl, charcoal grill, campfire, hearth, and fireplace. Fire pit and fire bowl are similar to brazier in terms of their purpose and construction, but they may have different shapes and sizes. Charcoal grill is another synonym for brazier, which also emphasizes the use of charcoal for cooking. Campfire and hearth are more general terms for a fire source, while fireplace is a synonym that refers to an indoor brazier that is typically built into a wall.

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Usage examples for Brazier

She saw the sun going down, saw him disappear as into a glowing brazier among the mountains, and the coming of darkness.
"Command"
William McFee
So we went ashore and had no adventures at all, but sat in a balcony and listened to pretty good music, and noted the few drowsy figures in the side streets, the glow of lamp or brazier on their heavy draperies, contrasting with the starlight and the deep velvety shadows-moth-like colouring, and intense repose, after the glittering, howling day.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch
They had become quite dead and white in the night, and were now getting back to life and touch from the warmth of a brazier over which he crouched.
"From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917"
Philip Gibbs

Famous quotes with Brazier

  • How simple and frugal a thing is happiness: a glass of wine, a roast chestnut, a wretched little brazier, the sound of the sea. . . . All that is required to feel that here and now is happiness is a simple, frugal heart.
    Nikos Kazantzakis

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