: an oven, furnace, or heated enclosure used for processing a substance by burning, firing, or drying
kiln
transitive verb
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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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Among the most intriguing finds were ten post holes that hinted at the structure’s size and shape, a kiln for drying grains and a pit for producing charcoal.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
The fire appeared to be in the area where Haeger’s kilns and retail shop were once located.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Read Next World Ancient Roman kiln — one of the ‘best-preserved’ in UK — unearthed.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
The pumphouse campus once had a machine shop, storehouse, carriage house and stables and a brick-making kiln.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2025
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
The fire appeared to be in the area where Haeger’s kilns and retail shop were once located.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Read Next World Ancient Roman kiln — one of the ‘best-preserved’ in UK — unearthed.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
The pumphouse campus once had a machine shop, storehouse, carriage house and stables and a brick-making kiln.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for kiln
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“Kiln.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kiln. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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