KETTLES

Noun

kettles

plural of kettle

Anagrams

• elk test, skettel, skettle

Proper noun

Kettles

plural of Kettle

Anagrams

• elk test, skettel, skettle

Source: Wiktionary


KETTLE

Ket"tle, n. Etym: [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. chezzi kettle, Icel. kati small ship.]

Definition: 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.

KETTLE

Ket"tle, n. Etym: [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. chezzi kettle, Icel. kati small ship.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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