kiln
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3ADJ.
dry, typical
KILN + NOUN
engorged, school
PREP.
in, up
Definitions
noun
An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying grain.
One typical Grecian kiln engorged one thousand muleloads of juniper wood in a single burn. Fifty such kilns would devour six thousand metric tons of trees and brush annually.
verb
To bake in a kiln; to fire.
When making pottery we need to allow the bisque to dry before we kiln it.
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5One typical Grecian kiln engorged one thousand muleloads of juniper wood in a single burn. Fifty such kilns would devour six thousand metric tons of trees and brush annually.
WiktionaryWhen making pottery we need to allow the bisque to dry before we kiln it.
WiktionaryI used to make ash trays in a kiln at school.
Tatoeba · #6582617I like to scratch fake language into clay, fire it up in a kiln and bury it in random places.
Tatoeba · #10117974The kiln must reach 1400 degree centigrade in order to melt glass.
Tatoeba · #11120859