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KILN (0. E. cylene, from the Lat. culina, a kitchen, cooking-stove)

KILN (0. E. cylene, from the See also:
LAT
Lat. culina, a See also:
KITCHEN (O.E. cycene; this and other cognate forms, such as Dutch keuken, Ger. Kiuche, Dan. kokken, Fr. cuisine, are formed from the Low Lat. cucina, Lat. coquina, coquere, to cook)
kitchen, cooking-See also:
STOVE
stove) , a See also:

PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place for burning, See also:

BAKING

baking or drying . Kilns may be divided into two classes—those in which the materials come into actual contact with the flames, and those in which the See also:

FURNACE

furnace is beneath or surrounding the See also:

OVEN (O. Eng. of n,Ger. Ofen, cf. Gr. Irvin, oven)

oven .

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