kettle
['ketl]
n. 茶壶, 罐

[] 釜体釜; 锅

[医] 壶, 锅, 镬



kettle
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1. a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid

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2. the quantity a kettle will hold

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3. (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits

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4. a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it

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Kettle \Ket"tle\ (k[e^]t"t'l), n. [OE. ketel; cf. AS. cetel,
cetil, cytel; akin to D. kjedel, G. kessel, OHG. chezzil,
Icel. ketill, SW. kittel, Dan. kjedel, Goth. katils; all
perh. fr. L. catillus, dim. of catinus a deep vessel, bowl;
but cf. also OHG. chezz[=i] kettle, Icel. kati small ship.]
A metallic vessel, with a wide mouth, often without a cover,
used for heating and boiling water or other liguids.

{Kettle pins}, ninepins; skittles. [Obs.] --Shelton.

{Kettle stitch} (Bookbinding), the stitch made in sewing at
the head and tail of a book. --Knight.