cresset

American

[kres-it] / ˈkrɛs ɪt /

noun

a metal cup or basket often mounted on a pole or suspended from above, containing oil, pitch, a rope steeped in rosin, etc., burned as a light or beacon.

cresset British

/ ˈkrɛsɪt /

noun

history a metal basket mounted on a pole in which oil or pitch was burned for illumination

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Etymology

Origin of cresset

1325–75; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French craisset, equivalent to cras grease + -et -et

Example Sentences

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“I don’t have the cojones for it,” says Jack Ablin, chief investment strategist at Cresset Capital.

From The Wall Street Journal

Market Update Cresset External link Feb. 19: The U.S. economy sits atop two increasingly narrow pillars.

From Barron's

“With valuations where they are, market reactions are going to be pretty harsh,” said Jack Ablin, chief investment strategist at Cresset Capital.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Jack Ablin, chief investment strategist at money manager Cresset, has identified a related trait shared by some companies that are both younger and flashier than Berkshire.

From The Wall Street Journal

Concentration risk isn’t just a stock-market issue, says Jack Ablin, chief investment strategist at Cresset Capital.

From The Wall Street Journal

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