to kiln

Examples

• All

• The potter will kiln the clay at a high temperature to ensure it is strong and durable.

• The length of time for curing and the temperatures used to kiln-dry depend largely on the piano part and the species of wood.

  Academic text (1994)

• Not Wyndland, built using red-clay bricks kilned on the place, their courses patterned in Flemish bond.

  Fiction book (1996)

• To make bricks, we must first kiln them for several hours until they are hard.

Synonyms

F

to fire

vsto kiln

• Specialized

14 6.8

To harden clay by heating it in a kiln

is the same action but named after the device used for heating

Compounds

K

kiln-dried

• Specialized

1 6.5

Wood or clay that is heated in a hot oven to remove water before use

D

dry kiln

• Specialized

7.5

A heated oven that removes water from wood for building or furniture

How Hot

to vitrify

• Specialized

1 9.8

fire

∞ 1.0

to kiln

• Specialized

1 5.3

to bake

388 1.0

to dry

570 1.0

air-dry

• Specialized

4.1

Surface Forms

Etymology