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The word kiln was kindled in Old English as a bundle of c-y-l-n. Unlike many words that descend from Old English, however, kiln is not ultimately Germanic in origin but was borrowed from Latin culina, meaning "kitchen," an ancestor of the English word culinary, which has been a menu option in English since the 17th century. An ingredient in culina is coquere, meaning "to cook" in Latin.
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Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024
The studio, which is robustly built out with kilns, ventilation, storage and an outdoor work space, could become a center for underserved communities to learn ceramics, or for visiting artists.
—Renée Reizman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
But high-temperature kilns rely on fossil fuels, and limestone itself releases carbon dioxide in the process.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Mar. 2024
The researchers pointed to vehicle traffic, coal and industrial emissions, particularly from brick kilns, as major sources of the region’s pollution.
—Delger Erdenesanaa, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
The brick kiln, for instance, is rumored to be built on the site of a mass grave, as though it were fueled by the lives of the poor.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 26 Feb. 2024
The pottery is gorgeous and sustainable, fired in electric kilns instead of gas.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
Once saturated with the CO2, the material returns to the kiln, where the carbon is removed before the process repeats.
—Nadia Lopez, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2023
The school also has an art room that comes with a full kiln for pottery projects.
—The Indianapolis Star, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Kiln.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kiln. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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