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Originally appearing in Volume V20, Page 383 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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OVEN (O. Eng. of n,Ger. Ofen, cf. Gr. Irvin, oven)  , a See also:close chamber or compartment which may be raised to a considerable temperature by See also:heat generated either within or without it . In See also:English the See also:term generally refers to a chamber for See also:baking See also:bread and other See also:food substances, but it is also used of certain appliances employed in manufacturing operations, as in coking See also:coal or making pottery . See See also:HEATING .

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