Meaning of brassero | Babel Free

Definitions

A tall dish for burning charcoal.

Examples

“Here Colonel T. was received by the Minister in an easy and familiar style; and having drawn chairs round the brassero, (one of which the Prince presented to him,) they sat down.”

“The evening was excessively cold, a brisk wind from the mountain having set in ; and we all crowded round the brassero, which was placed in the corner of a very pretty drawing-room, till supper was served, about nine o'clock ; and we were complimented on having ridden well, as the distance from the city is upwards of fourteen leagues, which we had done in nine hours with the same horses, including two hours' rest, which we had given our steeds, and some time wasted in mending my stirrup, which broke on the road.”

“Your Spanish rental may include a portable space heater, but it's most likely to offer the traditional brassero, a heater that's built into the base of a table.”

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