| Furnace (furnace) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Fur"nace |
| [OE. fornais,
forneis, OF. fornaise, F. fournaise, from L.
fornax; akin to furnus oven, and prob. to E. forceps.] |
An inclosed place in which heat is produced
by the combustion of fuel, as for reducing ores or melting metals,
for warming a house, for baking pottery, etc.; as, an iron
furnace; a hot-air furnace; a glass furnace; a
boiler furnace, etc.
A place or time of punishment, affiction,
or great trial; severe experience or discipline.
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| Furnace (furnace) |
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| n. | |
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| Fur"nace |
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To
throw out, or exhale, as from a furnace; also, to put into a
furnace.
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