n. & v.
n. 1 a closed apparatus burning fuel or electricity for heating or cooking. 2 Brit. Hort. a hothouse with artificial heat.
v.tr. Brit. force or raise (plants) in a stove. stove-enamel a heatproof enamel produced by the treatment of enamelled objects in a stove. stove-pipe a pipe conducting smoke and gases from a stove to a chimney. stove-pipe hat colloq. a tall silk hat.
[ ME = sweating-room, f. MDu., MLG stove, OHG stuba f. Gmc, perh. rel. to STEW(1) ]