cresset

n. iron vessel for holding burning oil,ironfire-basket mounted on a pole,beacon: i.e. meteors油盏，灯笼，标灯；（比喻）流星。
△1H.Ⅳ.3.1.13:“At mynativity/The front of heaven was full of fieryshapes,/Of burning cressets，”在我诞生时，天空布满了火红的形体、燃烧的标灯。

cresset[ˈkresit]

n.标灯，信号灯