cauldron
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caul·dron

noun \ˈkl-drən\

Definition of CAULDRON

1
: a large kettle or boiler
2
: something resembling a boiling cauldron in intensity or degree of agitation <a cauldron of intense emotions>

Variants of CAULDRON

caul·dron also cal·dron \ˈkl-drən\

Origin of CAULDRON

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

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