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kiln

28 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. kiln (noun)
  2. kiln-dried (adjective)
  3. kiln-dry (verb)
  4. kiln evaporator (noun)
  5. kiln-run (adjective)
  6. kiln scum (noun)
  7. bank kiln (noun)
  8. beehive kiln (noun)
  9. bottle kiln (noun)
  10. car-tunnel kiln (noun)
  11. chamber kiln (noun)
  12. continuous kiln (noun)
  13. dry kiln (noun)
  14. enamel kiln (noun)
  15. flare kiln (noun)
  16. glaze kiln (noun)
  17. hair kiln (noun)
  18. hop kiln (noun)
  19. horizontal kiln (noun)
  20. lumber kiln (noun)
  21. periodic kiln (noun)
  22. pot kiln (noun)
  23. rotary kiln (noun)
  24. scove kiln (noun)
  25. shaft kiln (noun)
  26. smother-kiln (noun)
  27. tunnel kiln (noun)
  28. updraft kiln (noun)

kiln

noun \ˈkiln, ˈkil\

Definition of KILN

: an oven, furnace, or heated enclosure used for processing a substance by burning, firing, or drying
— kiln transitive verb
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Origin of KILN

Middle English kilne, from Old English cyln, from Latin culina kitchen, from coquere to cook — more at cook
First Known Use: before 12th century

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