CAULDRON


Meaning of CAULDRON in English

( NAmE also cal·dron ) / ˈkɔːldrən; NAmE / noun

a large deep pot for boiling liquids or cooking food over a fire :

a witch's cauldron

( figurative )

The stadium was a seething cauldron of emotion.

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French caudron , based on Latin caldarium , calidarium cooking-pot, from calidus hot.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.