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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Origin of kiln

before 900; Middle English kiln(e), Old English cylen<Latin culīna kitchen

OTHER WORDS FROM kiln

un·kilned, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH kiln

kill, kiln

Words nearby kiln

kill two birds with one stone, kill with kindness, Killy, Kilmarnock, Kilmer, kiln, kiln-dried, kiln-dry, Kilner jar, kiln run brick, kilo

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How to use kiln in a sentence

For me, few things match the thrill of pulling something beautiful out of the kiln.
The complicated reality of doing what you love|Marian Bull|August 25, 2021|Vox
Clay shrinks when fired in a kiln, so the first mugs I made that weren’t ugly came out more like handled thimbles.
The complicated reality of doing what you love|Marian Bull|August 25, 2021|Vox
Communities near refineries, cement kilns, and power plants have frequently opposed offset programs.
The climate solution actually adding millions of tons of CO2 into the atmosphere|James Temple, Lisa Song|April 29, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Communities near refineries, cement kilns and power plants have frequently opposed offset programs.
The Climate Solution Actually Adding Millions of Tons of CO2 Into the Atmosphere|by Lisa Song, ProPublica, and James Temple, MIT Technology Review|April 29, 2021|ProPublica

They then make their way to the kiln for a second firing at about 1,300 degrees for 12 hours.
How Traditional Korean Tableware Is Made for Michelin-Starred Restaurants|Eater Video|January 27, 2021|Eater
To hear the creature talk about it makes my mouth as a brick kiln and my flesh as that of a goose.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
In tar-kiln burning only dead wood is used, the green tree yielding less tar and of lower quality.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various
The former, brown in colour, are glazed by throwing salt on the bricks in the kiln.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Beside a still smoking lime-kiln an abandoned fire was burning down into red coals.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete|Gilbert Parker
He built himself a house; he ploughed the land; and then he made a lime-kiln on the very borders of the fairies' home.
Our Little Irish Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade

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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kiln

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