cauldron

or cal·dron

[ kawl-druhn ]

/ ˈkɔl drən /

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noun

a large kettle or boiler.

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Origin of cauldron

1250–1300; Middle English, alteration (by association with Latin caldus warm) of Middle English cauderon<Anglo-French, equivalent to caudere (<Late Latin caldāria;see caldera) + -on noun suffix

Words nearby cauldron

caught in the middle, caught short, caul, cauld, cauldrife, cauldron, caulescent, Caulfield, caulicle, cauliflory, cauliflower

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How to use cauldron in a sentence

Strangers sat shoulder to shoulder, passing around cauldrons of gumbo and plates of jambalaya.
As customers and coastlines disappear, a New Orleans chef fights for her community|Dayana Sarkisova|December 17, 2020|Washington Post
Its outer layers are a bubbling cauldron of hot gas and plasma.
Betelgeuse went dark, but didn’t go supernova. What happened?|Lisa Grossman|November 29, 2020|Science News
Many have never been able to win a Masters, even if it suited their game, amid the emotional cauldron of 20-deep crowds.
In a grim year, a November Masters is something to be thankful for|Thomas M. Boswell|November 12, 2020|Washington Post
He stresses that Georgia was a cauldron of violence in the early 20th century but argues that this is not enough to explain the passage to the Great Terror.
Did Stalin’s rise to power foretell the butchery that came next?|Robert Service|October 30, 2020|Washington Post

When a bowl of broth was taken from the cauldron, a bowl of water and a few more stock ingredients were added to replace that which was taken.
Bone broth will sustain you at home and in the wild. Here’s how to make it.|By Tim MacWelch/Outdoor Life|October 5, 2020|Popular-Science
But the three countries are not separate saucepans – they are one boiling cauldron.
ISIS May Open a Third Front in Lebanon|Jamie Dettmer|June 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Of course, killer sound bites will pursue him into the toxic cauldron of a national race.
Tina Brown: I Know Who Hillary’s Running Mate Should Be|Tina Brown|July 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The arts are overrated, but the real estate is bubbling like the witch's cauldron in MacBeth.
Friday Forum: What's the Most Underrated City?|Megan McArdle|February 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But it landed her in a cauldron of controversy at the face-off at Hofstra University.
Candy Crowley Injects Herself Into the Presidential Debate|Lauren Ashburn|October 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Rather, the concerns were about how this particular series of popular revolts would play out in the Middle East cauldron.
Israel’s Allergy to the Arab Spring—Justified Again|Gil Troy|September 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Calendau compares his sufferings to those of a soul in hell, condemned to the cauldron of oil.
Frdric Mistral|Charles Alfred Downer
"One would call such a place as this 'the devil's cauldron' in our land," said Howel.
A Prince of Cornwall|Charles W. Whistler
We are far from knowing just what happens when we pour acids and alkalies and foods into this witches' cauldron of blood.
The Treatment of Hay Fever|George Frederick Laidlaw
Then Robinson struck a light, and right glad he was to find a cauldron full of gelatinized beef soup.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend|Charles Reade
Look, do you see that large cauldron of water which I am obliged to keep on the fire!
Grimms' Fairy Tales|The Brothers Grimm

British Dictionary definitions for cauldron

cauldron

caldron

/ (ˈkɔːldrən) /

noun

a large pot used for boiling, esp one with handles

Word Origin for cauldron

C13: from earlier cauderon, from Anglo-French, from Latin caldārium hot bath, from calidus warm

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cauldron

or cal·dron

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caldron

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