brazier


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large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned

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'There seems to be the deuce-and-all in the hollow down by the flare,' said the boy, glancing from her eyes to the brazier, which had a grisly skeleton look on its long thin legs.
As I passed the tall man who sat by the brazier I felt a sudden pluck at my skirt, and a low voice whispered, "Walk past me, and then look back at me." The words fell quite distinctly upon my ear.
I lighted it at a little brazier, which was supported upon an elegant bronze stem, and drew the first whiffs with the delight of a lover of smoking who has not smoked for two days.
"Here is the brazier, lighted." There was a moment's silence, and then was heard the crackling of burning flesh, of which the peculiar and nauseous smell penetrated even behind the wall where Dantes was listening in horror.
From the top of the wall Saxon watched the men grouped about the charcoal brazier, eating crusty Italian bread and a stew of meat and vegetables, washed down with long draughts of thin red wine.
In the main street at the corner of the court, some labourers were repairing the gas-pipes, and had lighted a great fire in a brazier, round which a party of ragged men and boys were gathered: warming their hands and winking their eyes before the blaze in rapture.
They danced and sang till it grew dark; they then brought in three braziers
But Ulysses took his stand near the burning braziers, holding up torches and looking at the people--brooding the while on things that should surely come to pass.
Jeff Brazier, who has teenage sons with Goody, described the programme - in which he appeared for an interview - as "really unsettling", but said he chose to take part as he did not want her mother Jackiey Budden representing him on camera.
BANK of England director Alex Brazier warned yesterday that suspending funds can be a "double-edged sword", with the threat prompting investors to rush to the front of the redemption queue.
In a briefing with reporters on Thursday, Canalys President and CEO Steve Brazier said he subscribed to renowned economist Nouriel Roubini's reservations about cryptocurrencies.
SKY News presenter Colin Brazier's wife has died after a long battle with cancer.
Kiddie Academy, an Abingdon-based provider of comprehensive educational child care programs, has appointed Jeff Brazier vice president of franchise development, Charley Stoessel joined as director of franchise development and Jeff Pleis was promoted to director of operations.<br />Brazier is a seasoned executive with nearly two decades of working with established corporations to develop new divisions.