- A censer of metal, for burning incense, having various
forms, held in the hand or suspended by chains; -- used especially at
mass, vespers, and other solemn services.
- A soft woolly mass prepared from the young leaves of
Artemisia Chinensis, and used as a cautery by burning it on the skin;
hence, any substance used in a like manner, as cotton impregnated with
niter, amadou. - A plant from which this substance is obtained, esp. Artemisia
Chinensis, and A. moxa.