kiln
[ kil, kiln ]
/ kɪl, kɪln /
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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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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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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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