lehr

[ leer, lair ]

noun
  1. an oven used to anneal glass.

Origin of lehr

1
First recorded in 1905–10, lehr is from the German word Lehr, Leer “model”
  • Also leer [leer] /lɪər/ .

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lehr

/ (lɪə) /


noun
  1. a long tunnel-shaped oven used for annealing glass

Origin of lehr

1
from German: pattern, model

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