kiln

• Four ou étuve utilisé(e) pour cuire, brûler ou sécher des matériaux tels que la porcelaine, les briques ou la céramique.

A furnace or oven used for firing, burning, or drying materials such as porcelain, bricks, or pottery.

1. Furnace for firing materialsB2formal

   A furnace or oven used for burning, firing, or drying materials like clay, porcelain, bricks, or lime.

   Four de cuisson

   • The potter placed the clay vase in the kiln to harden.
   • Bricks are fired in a large industrial kiln.
   • The temperature inside the kiln must be carefully controlled.

   Synonymesfurnaceoven