Dictionary 1. (n.) An open frame or basket of iron, filled with combustible material, to be burned as a beacon; an open lamp or firepan carried on a pole in nocturnal processions.2. (n.) A small furnace or iron cage to hold fire for charring the inside of a cask, and making the staves flexible. Thesaurus brand butane lighter cigarette lighter cresset firebrand flaming torch flare flint flint and steel fusee igniter light lighter link portfire signal flare sparker spill taper torch |