单词 | smother-kiln |
释义 | smother-kilnn. A kiln in which pottery in process of firing is blackened by smoke. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > furnace or kiln > kiln > [noun] > pottery kilns pot-oven1702 biscuit oven1768 gloss-oven1825 glaze-kiln1839 porcelain kiln1848 grand feu1850 smother-kiln1851 bisque1853 muffle kiln1853 muffle1875 1851 D. Wilson Archæol. & Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. iii. i. 355 The rude vessels of the smother kiln. 1865 Intellect. Obs. No. 39. 233 What some antiquaries have termed ‘smother-kilns’. 1894 Daily News 13 Dec. 8/1 Fragments of Upchurch pottery, blackened by process of firing in smother kilns. 1898 Berks, Bucks & Oxon Archæol. Jrnl. 4 12 The coarse ‘smother-kiln’ ware, probably made in the district. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1851 |
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