Kiln

Pronunciation: /kɪln/

Definitions of kiln

noun a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying, especially one for calcining lime or firing pottery

Example Sentences

A1 The potter uses a kiln to fire the clay pots.

A2 The ceramics were placed in the kiln to be fired at a high temperature.

B1 The pottery studio had a large kiln for firing their creations.

B2 The artist carefully monitored the temperature in the kiln to ensure the perfect firing of the glass sculptures.

C1 The industrial kiln was used for mass production of bricks.

C2 The ancient kiln unearthed by archaeologists provided valuable insights into the region's pottery-making techniques.

Examples of kiln in a Sentence

formal The ceramics were fired in the kiln to harden and set the glaze.

informal We're going to need to fire up the kiln before we can start making pottery.

slang Let's crank up the kiln and get these clay pots cooking!

figurative Working in the kiln of competition, she emerged stronger and more resilient.

Grammatical Forms of kiln

• past tense: kilned
• plural: kilns
• comparative: more kiln
• superlative: most kiln
• present tense: kiln
• future tense: will kiln
• perfect tense: have kilned
• continuous tense: is kilning
• singular: kiln
• positive degree: kiln
• infinitive: to kiln
• gerund: kilning
• participle: kilning

Origin and Evolution of kiln

First Known Use: 1200 year

Language of Origin: Old English

Story behind the word: The word 'kiln' originates from the Old English word 'cyln', which is derived from the Latin word 'culina' meaning 'kitchen'.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to refer to a furnace or oven for baking or drying, the term 'kiln' evolved to specifically denote a furnace for firing pottery or bricks.