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an oven for the controlled drying and seasoning of cut lumber.[1905-10]
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dry kiln — n. an enclosed place in which lumber is dried and seasoned by artificial heat … English World dictionary
dry kiln — noun a kiln for drying and seasoning lumber • Hypernyms: ↑kiln * * * noun : a heated chamber for drying and seasoning cut lumber * * * an oven for the controlled drying and seasoning of cut lumber. [1905 10] * * * dry kiln, an enclosure in which… … Useful english dictionary
dry kiln — /draɪ ˈkɪln/ (say druy kiln) noun an oven for the controlled drying of cut wood …
Kiln-dry — v. t. To dry in a kiln; as, to kiln dry meal or grain. Mortimer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kiln — Kilns are thermally insulated chambers, or ovens, in which controlled temperature regimes are produced. They are used to harden, burn or dry materials. Specific uses include: *To dry green lumber so that the lumber can be used immediately *Drying … Wikipedia
kiln-dry — [kil′drī΄, kiln′drī΄] vt. kiln dried, kiln drying to dry in a kiln … English World dictionary
kiln-dry — dry in a kiln, dry in a special furnace designed for drying items such as pottery (or bricks, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
dry — adj 1 Dry, arid mean devoid of moisture. Dry may suggest freedom from noticeable moisture either as a characteristic or as a desirable state {a dry climate} {1dry clothing} {dry land} {dry provisions} … New Dictionary of Synonyms
kiln — [kil, kiln] n. [ME kylne < OE cylne < L culina, cookstove, kitchen] a furnace or oven for drying, burning, or baking something, as bricks, grain, or pottery vt. to dry, burn, or bake in a kiln … English World dictionary
dry — [adj1] moistureless anhydrous, arid, athirst, baked, bald, bare, barren, dehydrated, depleted, desert, desiccant, desiccated, drained, dried up, droughty, dusty, evaporated, exhausted, hard, impoverished, juiceless, not irrigated, parched,… … New thesaurus
