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Cal"dron (k&add;l"drŭn), n.
[OE. caldron, caudron, caudroun, OF.
caudron, chauderon, F. chaudron, an aug. of
F. chaudière, LL. caldaria, fr. L.
caldarius suitable for warming, fr. caldus,
calidus, warm, fr. calere to be warm; cf. Skr.
çrā to boil. Cf. Chaldron,
Calaric, Caudle.] A large kettle or boiler of
copper, brass, or iron. [Written also cauldron.]

"Caldrons of boiling oil." Prescott.


||Ca*lèche" (k&adot;*lāsh"),
n. [F. calèche.] See
Calash.


Cal`e*do"ni*a (?), n. The
ancient Latin name of Scotland; -- still used in
poetry.


Cal`e*do"ni*an (?), a. Of or
pertaining to Caledonia or Scotland; Scottish; Scotch.
--
n. A native or inhabitant of Caledonia or
Scotland.


Ca*led"o*nite (?), n. (Min.)
A hydrous sulphate of copper and lead, found in some parts
of Caledonia or Scotland.


Cal`e*fa"cient (?), a. [L.
calefaciens p.


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