marmites

The French call them "marmites," meaning a large cooking pot or kettle.

The Emma Gees Herbert Wes McBride

And I yarn of fur and feather when the 'marmites' are a-soaring,

Rhymes of a Red Cross Man 1916

Under this we place the "marmites," and all that I can see is one brown or black or wounded hand stretched out into the dim ring of light under the lamp, with a little tin mug held out for soup.

My War Experiences in Two Continents Betty Keays-Young [Editor] Salmon 1890

As soon as the train arrives I carry out one of my boiling "marmites" to the middle of the stone entrance and ladle out the soup, while a Belgian Sister takes round coffee and bread.

My War Experiences in Two Continents Betty Keays-Young [Editor] Salmon 1890

So then we begin to fill pots and take steaming "marmites" off the fire.

My War Experiences in Two Continents Betty Keays-Young [Editor] Salmon 1890

"marmites," we make coffee and soup for hundreds of men every day.

My War Experiences in Two Continents Betty Keays-Young [Editor] Salmon 1890

Aunts, uncles, cousins, the belle-mère and the beau-frère spilled out, arms curved around gigantic marmites or flattened beneath fruit tarts.

Words in a French Life Kristin Espinasse 2007

When he died, around 1395, he was buried between his two successive wives, beneath a splendid tombstone, depicted wearing, armor, as befitted a man who had received land and a title from his king, and holding a shield that bore three marmites.46

Savoring The Past Wheaton Barbara Ketcham 1983

When he died, around 1395, he was buried between his two successive wives, beneath a splendid tombstone, depicted wearing, armor, as befitted a man who had received land and a title from his king, and holding a shield that bore three marmites.46

Savoring The Past Wheaton Barbara Ketcham 1983

A dozen marmites, in assorted sizes, are sold for 2 frs.

The South of France—East Half C. B. Black