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crucible noun & verb. LME.
[medieval Latin crucibulum night-lamp, crucible, from Latin cruc-, crux cross.]
A. noun.
A melting-pot, usu. of earthenware, for metals etc. LME.
b. A hollow or basin for collecting molten metal etc. at the bottom of a furnace. M19.
fig. A place or occasion of severe test or trial. M17.
b. verb trans. Put into or melt in a crucible. rare. L18.