資料來源 : pyDict
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資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
資料來源 : WordNet®
kettle
n 1: a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid [syn:
{boiler}]
2: the quantity a kettle will hold [syn: {kettleful}]
3: (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results
from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial
deposits [syn: {kettle hole}]
4: a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument
with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension
on it [syn: {kettledrum}, {tympanum}, {tympani}, {timpani}]