kiln

kiln
kiln (n.) O.E. cyln, cylen "kiln, oven," from L. culina "kitchen, cooking stove," unexplained variant of coquere "to cook" (see COOK (Cf. cook) (n.)). O.N. kylna, Welsh cilin probably are from English.

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  • Kiln — (k[i^]ln or k[i^]l), n. [OE. kilne, kulne, AS. cyln, cylen; akin to Icel. kylna; prob. from the same source as coal. See {Coal}.] 1. A large stove or oven; a furnace of brick or stone, or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Kiln — Kiln, MS U.S. Census Designated Place in Mississippi Population (2000): 2040 Housing Units (2000): 987 Land area (2000): 13.320736 sq. miles (34.500547 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.134640 sq. miles (0.348717 sq. km) Total area (2000): 13.455376… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Kiln, MS — U.S. Census Designated Place in Mississippi Population (2000): 2040 Housing Units (2000): 987 Land area (2000): 13.320736 sq. miles (34.500547 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.134640 sq. miles (0.348717 sq. km) Total area (2000): 13.455376 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • kiln — [kil, kiln] n. [ME kylne < OE cylne < L culina, cookstove, kitchen] a furnace or oven for drying, burning, or baking something, as bricks, grain, or pottery vt. to dry, burn, or bake in a kiln …   English World dictionary

  • kiln — [kıln] n [Date: 700 800; : Latin; Origin: culina kitchen , from coquere to cook ] a special ↑oven for baking clay pots, bricks etc …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Kiln — der; [e]s, e <aus gleichbed. engl. kiln, dies über mittelengl. kilne, kulne aus lat. culina »Herd«> Schachtofen zur Holzverkohlung od. Metallgewinnung (Bergw.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • kiln — [ kıln ] noun count a type of oven used for baking clay, bricks, etc. to make them hard …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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