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Definition of: furnace
(fûr′nis) noun
1. A structure or apparatus containing a chamber for heating, fusing, hardening, etc., by means of a fire beneath, as for melting metal, baking pottery, evaporating water, etc.
2. A large stove in the basement or cellar of a house, equipped with conduits for heating the upper rooms. See ELECTRIC FURNACE. [<OF fornais, <L fornax fornacis <furnus oven]
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