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  • 1pot furnace — noun 1. : a furnace containing several pots or crucibles in which different small batches of glass may be melted 2. : a metallurgical furnace in which the charge is contained in a pot * * * pot furnace noun A furnace, which may be variously fired …

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  • 2pot|ash — «POT ASH», noun. 1. any on of several substances made from various minerals, wood ashes, blast furnace dust, or the like, and used in making soap, fertilizers, and glass. It is mainly impure potassium carbonate. When purified, it is known as… …

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  • 3Furnace —    1) Chald. attun, a large furnace with a wide open mouth, at the top of which materials were cast in (Dan. 3:22, 23; comp. Jer. 29:22). This furnace would be in constant requisition, for the Babylonians disposed of their dead by cremation, as… …

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  • 4Furnace — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Furnace >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 furnace furnace stove kiln oven Sgm: N 1 hearth hearth focus athanor hypocaust reverberatory Sgm: N 1 volcano volcano Sgm …

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  • 5pot glass — /ˈpɒt glas/ (say pot glahs) noun glass melted in a pot rather than a tank furnace …

  • 6pot arch — noun : a kiln used in preheating clay pots before they are placed in the furnace for hardening * * * Ceram. an auxiliary furnace in which pots used in melting frit are preheated. [1830 40] …

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  • 7pot arch — Ceram. an auxiliary furnace in which pots used in melting frit are preheated. [1830 40] * * * …

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  • 8Fire pot — Fire Fire (f[imac]r), n. [OE. fir, fyr, fur AS. f[=y]r; akin to D. vuur, OS. & OHG. fiur, G. feuer, Icel. f[=y]ri, f[=u]rr, Gr. py^r, and perh. to L. purus pure, E. pure Cf. {Empyrean}, {Pyre}.] 1. The evolution of light and heat in the… …

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  • 9Melting pot — For other uses, see Melting pot (disambiguation). The image of the United States as melting pot was popularized by the 1908 play The Melting Pot. The melting pot is a metaphor for a heterogeneous society becoming more …

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  • 10Solar furnace — For the cooking apparatus see Solar cooker. For electricity generation see Solar updraft tower. A solar furnace is a structure used to harness the rays of the sun in order to produce high temperatures, usually for industry. This is achieved using …

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