kettle
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8.6
- noun
- /ˈkɛtəl/
:
tímpano
- The kettle drum is a key instrument in orchestral music, adding a deep, resonant tone to the performance.
- kettle drums
- copper kettle
Examples
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Multitudes are marching to the big kettle drum
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The kettle began to boil, and Julia rushed off to it.
Fiction book (2000) -
"When I was a fighting man, the kettle drums they beat;
Fiction book (2000) -
It was a kettle drum.
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And we're meeting Shancy and Blealanor - at the Kettle Drum.
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That kettle drum.
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The illustration shows a vat man about to dip a quire into a large copper kettle filled with clear water.
Academic text (1995) -
Against one end were butcher blocks, meat grinders, and tallow pots as big as kettle drums on hooks.
Fiction book (1992) -
During the concert, the musicians played a stunning piece featuring the kettle drums that resonated beautifully throughout the hall.
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As the parade passed by, the sounds of the kettle drums echoed, inviting everyone to join in the festivities.
Synonyms
4
7.9
Large round drums used in an orchestra that you can tune to different notes
1
6.0
A large round drum in an orchestra you tune to play a clear note
1
8.4
A large bowl-shaped drum played with mallets
A single large drum with a bowl shape used in orchestras
A large round drum made of metal with a skin you can tighten to change the sound
Idioms
Compounds
- UK
1
8.5
A hollow in the ground that forms when buried ice melts and is often filled with water
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kettle in music, as in 'kettle drum', also comes from the old ketill meaning 'cauldron' or 'bowl', since the drum is a large, bowl-shaped instrument like a big pot.