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The Adobe Flash Player is required in order to view this content. You can get it here: furnaceMain Entry: fur·nace Pronunciation: \ˈfər-nəs\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English furnas, from Anglo-French forneise, from Latin fornac-, fornax; akin to Latin formus warm — more at therm Date: 13th century : an enclosed structure in which heat is produced (as for heating a house or for reducing ore) 
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