Middle English Dictionary Entry
crosset n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | crosset n.(1) |
| Etymology | ?Blend of AF crosel (vr. of croisuel) & craisset. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. crosselet n.(2) & cresset.
1.
(a) A crucible; (b) a small lamp.
Associated quotations
a
- c1440 Chaucer CT.CY.(Lchf 29)G.1276 : With his stikke aboue þe crossette [vr. Crosselet]..He stereth the coles.
- c1445 Chaucer CT.CY.(Hlk 667)G.1147 : Crosset [Elsm: this chanoun in to the crosselet caste A poudre].
b
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)30b : A Crosurd: Crucibulum, lugubrum [Monson: lucubrum], vide crosset.