From the yards of the masts caldrons filled with sulphur, naphtha, and oil were suspended by chains.
Under its gloomy canopy men were swarming in long processions upon the top of the wall toward the gap, bearing caldrons of iron and copper suspended from yokes across their shoulders.
When the ship had come within a few fathoms of the mole, the men on board of her scattered blazing oil into the caldrons swinging from her yards and thrust their torches into the heaps of material that lay upon her deck.
On the steps of the vats natives, wrapped to the eyes in cloths to save themselves from burns, stood emptying the caldrons of boiling ghee.
He has filled those caldrons with rice and butter and spices, as pilgrims of great position and honour sometimes do.
Long before the arrival of the Spanish in the Philippines, the Chinese had built up such a lively trade in iron bars and caldrons that it was no longer necessary for the natives to smelt their own iron ore; if indeed they ever did so.
If two pieces of metal are to be welded together, as is often the case when broken caldrons are used, they are laid, one overlapping the other, and are held together with damp fire-clay.
Many bronze caldrons have been found from time to time, and are now preserved in the National Museum, Dublin--several of beautiful workmanship.
The collector of copper and brass culinary utensils has seldom an opportunity of adding the large bronze caldrons and relics of Royal kitchens to his collection.
Such copper caldrons were often made in two or more parts, and having been shaped on the block, were afterwards riveted together.
Thus, these wrought caldronsor pots were frequently designated tripod kettles.
Some are historical; even bronze caldronsand more modest-looking saucepans have been made to the order of some mediaeval chieftain or baron.
It may, however, be pointed out that there are many large cooking-pots in use even at the present time; and copper caldrons of large size are used in hospitals and infirmaries.
When the day's work is over, one or more of the iron fish-kettles or caldrons used for extracting the oil from herrings are filled with water.
These caldrons rest each on a cylindrical base of stones and clay, thus allowing a big fire of wood to be lighted under them.
Demons stood by holding men of either kind ready to add them to those already in the caldrons; other demons were stirring the caldrons with forks.
Some strip the skin; some portion out the spoil; The limbs, yet trembling, in the caldrons boil; Some on the fire the reeking entrails broil.
The waters in the other caldrons vary in color, and form deposits of the finest clay of every shade.
One servant worked with his feet a bellows, raising the fire to the required heat; another skimmed the boiling caldrons with a spoon; and a third pounded salt, pepper, and other ingredients in a large mortar.
In vain the besieged showered down missiles, in vain poured over the caldrons of boiling oil they had prepared in readiness.
Over the fire were placed two caldrons full of water.
These sticks nearly fill a trench in which the caldrons are sunk, and their use will be presently seen on reading Dean Stanley's narrative.
Then the king being angry, commanded fryingpans and brazen caldrons to be made hot: which forthwith being heated, 7:4.
In that day that which is upon the bridle of the horse shall be holy to the Lord: and the caldrons in the house of the Lord shall be as the phials before the altar.
The coopers had meantime been getting ready the large caldronsfor boiling the blubber; which operation is called "trying-out.
These waters are poured into the leaden caldronsand boiled until they condense into sulphur.
The master pours in water and washes it out every week; when it is washed out he puts straw under it and pounds it; new caldrons he washes three times in the first two weeks, and afterward twice.
To prevent the brine from leaking out at the points where the metal plates are fastened with rivets, the caldrons are smeared over with a cement made of ox-liver and ox-blood mixed with ashes.
The "asbestos" and gypsum deposited in the caldrons were no doubt feathery and mealy calcium sulphate.
Their hearts like caldrons seethed o'er fires of wrath, Their glancing armour flashed about their limbs.
These heat the water, till the caldrons boil, And wash the stiffened limbs, and fill the wounds with oil.
Last comes the third: two brazen caldrons fine, Two cups of silver doth the prince bestow, Rough-chased with imagery of choice design.
Manuel approached one of the caldrons when suddenly he heard his name called.
Around the asphalt caldrons had gathered knots of men and tattered gamins; some were sleeping with their heads bent against the furnace as if they were about to attack it in bull fashion.
A particular superstition attached to them: if they were lost in battle all the officers were disgraced, and the orta was no longer allowed to parade with its caldrons in public ceremonies.
Each orta had two or three great caldronsused for boiling the soup and pilaw; these were under the guard of subordinate officers.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "caldrons" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
