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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 close chamber or compartment which may be raised to a considerable temperature by heat generated either within or without it . In
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English the
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term generally refers to a chamber for
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baking
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bread and other food substances, but it is also used of certain appliances employed in manufacturing operations, as in coking
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coal or making pottery . See
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HEATING .

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