cauldron

Definition

A large bowl-shaped pot used for boiling over an open flame.

Etymology

From Middle English caudroun, borrowed from Old Northern French caudron, ultimately from Late Latin caldāria (“cooking-pot”), from Latin caldus (“hot”). Spelling later Latinized by having an l inserted. See chowder, caldera. The military sense is a semantic loan from German Kessel; compare English kettling.

Example Sentences

• "Double, double, toile and trouble; / Fire burne, and Cauldron bubble."
• "[…] I don't expect you will really understand the beauty of the softly simmering cauldron with its shimmering fumes, the delicate power of liquids that creep through human veins, bewitching the mind, ensnaring the senses … […]"
• "Large cauldrons are a little tricky to locate, but are well worth the search if you have a place to safely store and use one."

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