单词 | kiln-dry |
释义 | kiln-dryv. transitive. To dry in a kiln. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > work with tools or equipment [verb (transitive)] > furnace or kiln > dry in kiln kiln-dryc1540 kiln1715 c1540 in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) 237 As for barly, is now much redy & in chambers..Yowr men also kiln dry. 1580 T. Tusser Fiue Hundred Pointes Good Husbandrie (new ed.) f. 52v The hop kell dride, will best abide. 1652 W. Blith Eng. Improver Improved xli. 254 Drying it up, and housing it, and kilne-drying it. 1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) at Bean The best way is to kiln-dry them [beans], or to dry 'em well in the Sun. 1837 J. R. McCulloch Statist. Acct. Brit. Empire I. i. iii. 377 Much..of the corn of Ireland could not be preserved, unless it were kiln-dried. Derivatives ˈkiln-dried adj. ΚΠ 1854 E. Ronalds & T. Richardson Knapp's Chem. Technol. (ed. 2) I. 189 Kiln-dried earthy lignite (20 per cent moisture and no ash). ˈkiln-ˈdrying n. ΚΠ 1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 28 Heat, i.e. kiln-drying,..will not answer the end proposed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.c1540 |
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