Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Brasier \Bra"sier\, Brazier \Bra"zier\, n. [OE. brasiere, F.
   braise live coals. See {Brass}.]
   An artificer who works in brass. --Franklin.

Brasier \Bra"sier\, Brazier \Bra"zier\, n. [F. brasier,
   brais['i]er, fr. braise live coals. See {Brass}.]
   A pan for holding burning coals.

Brazier \Bra"zier\ (br[=a]"zh[~e]r), n.
   Same as {Brasier}.

Source : WordNet®

brazier
     n : large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned;
         warms people who must stay outside for long times [syn: {brasier}]