kiln

[ kil, kiln ]

noun

1. a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.

verb (used with object)

1. to burn, bake, or treat in a kiln.

kiln

/ kɪln /

noun

1. a large oven for burning, drying, or processing something, such as porcelain or bricks

verb

1. tr to fire or process in a kiln

Other Words From

• un·kilned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of kiln¹

before 900; Middle English kiln ( e ), Old English cylen < Latin culīna kitchen

Word History and Origins

Origin of kiln¹

Old English cylen, from Late Latin culīna kitchen, from Latin coquere to cook

Example Sentences

Evidence of pottery, ceramic building material such as roof tiles and bricks and lime, were unearthed but "a tile kiln was an exceptional discovery".

From BBC

Right now, they’re working on and off with some borrowed equipment, but Knapp wants to see a crew of corps members dedicated to the project full time, with their own mill and kiln to dry the wood, and a storefront to sell it — all located on the same plot.

From Los Angeles Times

Abideen Khan and his 10-year-old son need every penny of the $3.50 a day they can make molding mud into bricks at a kiln under the open sky in Jacobabad, a city in southern Pakistan.

From New York Times

Back at the metal workshop, the roaring sound of the kiln — which is used in the process of turning molten bronze and aluminum into objects — fills the quiet desert mesa with an ambient soundtrack.

From Los Angeles Times

“I tend to work early mornings and nights in the summer and run the kiln overnight.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• furnace
• stove