I. ˈkil(n) noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English kilne, from Old English cyln, cylen, from Latin culina kitchen, from coquere to cook — more at cook
: an oven, furnace, or heated enclosure used for processing a substance by burning, firing, or drying: as
a. : limekiln
b. : brickkiln
c. : an oven with a heat-resistant lining used to fire ceramics
d. : a room or shed through which warm air is circulated for the removal of moisture (as from grain, lumber, or tobacco) — compare kiln evaporator
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to burn, fire, or dry in a kiln