CAULDRON


Meaning of CAULDRON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkȯl-drən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, caudron, caldron, from Anglo-French cauderon, diminutive of caldere basin, from Late Latin caldaria, from feminine of Latin caldarius used for hot water, from calidus warm, from calēre to be warm — more at lee

Date: 14th century

1. : a large kettle or boiler

2. : something resembling a boiling cauldron in intensity or degree of agitation

a cauldron of intense emotions

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.