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BRAZIER (from the Fr. brasier, which ...

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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 438 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BRAZIER (from the Fr. brasier, which comes from braise, hot See also:charcoal)  , a See also:metal receptacle for holding burning coals or See also:charcoal, much used in See also:southern See also:Europe and the See also:East for warming rooms . Braziers are often elegant in See also:form, and highly See also:artistic in ornamentation, with chased or embossed feet and decorated exteriors .

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