calorifere

See also: calorifère

English

Etymology

From French calorifère, from Latin calor (“heat”) + ferre (“to bear”).

Noun

calorifere (plural caloriferes)

(archaic) An apparatus for conveying and distributing heat, especially by means of hot water circulating in tubes.

References

“calorifere”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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