cauldron

noun

caul·​dron ˈkȯl-drən How to pronounce cauldron (audio)
variants or less commonly
1
: a large kettle or boiler
2
: something resembling a boiling cauldron in intensity or degree of agitation
a cauldron of intense emotions

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Foggy Halloween cauldron: $70.50 Children will delight in the misty effect of this spooky Halloween cauldron from Grandin Road. Nora Colomer, Fox News, 23 Sep. 2024 The result was a cauldron of noise from the very start that upped the intensity of the Wolves pressure, increased the ferocity of their tackles and heightened the chaos of the game. Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024 But Giovanni never listens and while David arrives in time to pull Giovanni out, the rest of his men die from the poison planted in the cauldrons Stick had the event planner set up. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2024 Deep in the valley below us, in the middle distance, gaped the great black cauldron of Litli-Hrútur, its insides awash in a churning fiery stew. Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cauldron 

Word History

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

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cauldron was in the 14th century

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“Cauldron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cauldron. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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cauldron

noun
caul·​dron
variants also caldron
ˈkȯl-drən
1
: a large kettle
2
: something resembling a boiling cauldron in intensity or degree of agitation
a cauldron of intense emotion
Etymology

Middle English caldron, cauldron "cauldron," from earlier cauderon (same meaning), derived from an early French dialect word caudiere "basin," derived from Latin calidus "warm," from calēre "to be hot" — related to calorie, nonchalant

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