kiln
[ kil, kiln ]
/ kɪl, kɪln /
noun
a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.
verb (used with object)
to burn, bake, or treat in a kiln.
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Origin of kiln
before 900; Middle English kiln(e), Old English cylen<Latin culīna kitchen
OTHER WORDS FROM kiln
un·kilned, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH kiln
kill, kilnWords nearby kiln
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British Dictionary definitions for kiln
kiln
/ (kɪln) /
noun
a large oven for burning, drying, or processing something, such as porcelain or bricks
verb
(tr) to fire or process in a kiln
Word Origin for kiln
Old English cylen, from Late Latin culīna kitchen, from Latin coquere to cook
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