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    Etymology

    According to the Oxford English Dictionary, kiln was derived from the words cyline, cylene, cyln(e) in Old English, in … See more

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    Pronunciation

    The word 'kiln' was originally pronounced 'kil' with the 'n' silent, as is referenced in Webster's Dictionary of 1828 and in English Words as Spoken and Written for Upper Grades by James A. Bowen 1900: "The digraph ln, … See more

    Uses of kilns

    Pit fired pottery was produced for thousands of years before the earliest known kiln, which dates to around 6000 BCE, and was found at the Yarim Tepe site in modern Iraq. Neolithic kilns were able to produce temperatur… See more

    Ceramic kilns

    Kilns are an essential part of the manufacture of almost all types of ceramics. Ceramics require high temperatures so chemical and physical reactions will occur to permanently alter the unfired body. In the case of pott… See more

    Wood-drying kiln

    Green wood coming straight from the felled tree has far too high a moisture content to be commercially useful and will rot, warp and split. Both hardwoods and softwood must be left to dry out until the moisture content is between 18… See more

    See also

    • Forge – Workshops of blacksmith, who is an ironsmith who makes iron into tools or other objects
    • Industrial furnace – Device used for providing heat in industrial applications… See more

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