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furnace definition

fur·nace (fʉr′nəs)

noun

  1. an enclosed chamber or structure in which heat is produced, as by burning fuel, for warming a building, reducing ores and metals, etc.
  2. any extremely hot place
  3. a grueling test or trial

Etymology: ME furnaise < OFr fornais < L fornax (gen. fornacis), furnace: see warm

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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