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kiln definition

kiln (kil, kiln)

noun

a furnace or oven for drying, burning, or baking something, as bricks, grain, or pottery

Etymology: ME kylne < OE cylne < L culina, cookstove, kitchen

transitive verb

to dry, burn, or bake in a kiln

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