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kiln

[kil, kiln] / kɪl, kɪln /
NOUN
oven
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At a cavernous facility in Morbi, in India's western Gujarat state, a 200-metre-long propane-powered kiln that normally fires clay nonstop is silent.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

With funds from a wartime grant, a small room off the main space was outfitted with pottery wheels, work tables and a kiln, and stocked with blocks of clay, paint and other art supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

After this, the wood goes into a large kiln where it is dried in a process that can last anywhere from 10 days to six weeks.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

I became addicted to the feel of clay, the triumph-failure cycle of the wheel, the loop-de-loop of joy and horror when pieces finally emerged from the kiln.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2024

Either way, I wasn’t going to kneel in front of a shabby kiln, if that’s what they were thinking.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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