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Brazier


Definition:

  • (n.) An artificer who works in brass.
  • (n.) A pan for holding burning coals.
  • (n.) Same as Brasier.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Adam Boulton, Colin Brazier and Gillian Joseph will report from around central London, as will the Skycopter.
  • (2) It would depend on the quantity of such examples, Brazier replied.
  • (3) The TV presenter Jeff Brazier, Simon Clegg, former chief executive of the British Olympic Association, the Big Brother contestant Victor Ebuwa, James Gardner, a friend of the footballer Paul Gascoigne, and George Best’s agent Philip Hughes were also among the 29.
  • (4) They see angry shouting Steve Hedley-style pickets at every station, braziers at every street corner, and such general industrial unrest that there is a run on the pound and a broken and dejected Coalition government is obliged to sue for peace and throw its policies into reverse.
  • (5) I shall never forget a cherry tree in Kyoto lit with braziers at dusk.
  • (6) Rodney Brazier, professor of constitutional law at Manchester University, told the hearing the prince had a constitutional right to be instructed in and about the business of government.
  • (7) BBC Sport presenter Jacqui Oatley said she was "absolutely astonished" by Brazier's actions , while BBC radio presenter Shelagh Fogarty added : "Sky!!!
  • (8) As father-of-six Colin Brazier's 2013 book, Sticking Up for Siblings , described, we are more likely to experience obesity and allergies or, if we are to believe Freud, problems with our sexual identities too.
  • (9) Sir Julian Brazier, the incumbent MP for the past 30 years, had actually increased his vote by almost 2,500 – his best personal result for 25 years.
  • (10) I acknowledged that and so did Sky.” His actions attracted widespread criticism on Twitter and Sky News issued an apology on Sunday, saying Brazier had immediately recognised what he had done was inappropriate and said so on air .
  • (11) One of our winning points was we had the right candidate, and we highlighted the differences between her and Brazier: young, female, progressive, vibrant – or white, male, entitled, anti-gay marriage and pro-fox hunting.” Local Conservatives acknowledge that Duffield’s profile and personality were factors, and some suggest Brazier was complacent.
  • (12) John Brazier Canterbury, Kent • Racism is only part of the problem and placing the onus on Chelsea and football more widely to step up is only part of the solution.
  • (13) The review was conducted by General Sir Nicholas Houghton, vice-chief of the defence staff, Julian Brazier, Conservative MP and former TA officer, and Lt Gen Graeme Lamb, former head of the UK's special forces.
  • (14) Drew Brazier, managing director of Lego UK and Ireland, said his products remain popular because "they allow children to be creative.
  • (15) This report describes two female patients, 69 and 79 years old, with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) developing from erythema ab igne (EAI) due to thermal irradiation from a sunken hearth (irori in Japanese) or an underfloor brazier covered with a quilt (kotatsu in Japanese).
  • (16) Media professor Joe Watson described Brazier's actions as a 'horrible moment for journalism'.
  • (17) But Brazier's generalisations are ones that the only tribe is used to.
  • (18) One of Hamida's daughters, Zakiya, was outside coaxing a flame from a brazier; inside it was cold, damp, and dark.
  • (19) Brazier said he had been temporarily overcome with emotion and “lost it” when standing over the personal belongings, in particular a pink drinking flask similar to one owned by his six-year-old daughter.
  • (20) But in the midst of these more nebulous advantages, says Brazier, evidence has emerged – and his fear is that it hasn't been properly noticed – that children who have brothers and sisters tend to be healthier.

Cresset


Definition:

  • (n.) An open frame or basket of iron, filled with combustible material, to be burned as a beacon; an open lamp or firrepan carried on a pole in nocturnal processions.
  • (n.) A small furnace or iron cage to hold fire for charring the inside of a cask, and making the staves flexible.

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