limekiln
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of limekiln
First recorded in 1250–1300, limekiln is from the Middle English word limkilne. See lime 2, kiln
Example Sentences
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In 1975, Calera Wine Company was born, taking its name from the Spanish word for limekiln.
From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2022
He bought the parcel, on which he found a well-preserved old limekiln.
From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2022
The recovery boiler, the limekiln, boiler No. 5, boiler No. 6, the digester room.
From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2020
He stepped back and watched as the monks wandered from the boiler houses to the limekiln to the pulp mill, chanting, burning candles and gently tapping a gong.
From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2020
But the vapour of a limekiln would come between me and them, disordering them all, and it was through the vapour at last that I saw two men looking at me.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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