A hearth or furnace for melting or refining metals. Also, the workshop, etc., where this work is carried on.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > equipment > furnace or kiln > furnace > [noun] > furnaces for melting or refining metals (42) forge1601 A hearth or furnace for melting or refining metals. Also, the workshop, etc., where this work is carried on. almond furnace1671 A furnace in which litharge left after the refining of silver is reduced to lead by being heated with charcoal. sweep1706 = almond furnace, n. smelt-furnace1834 the stem of smelt, v. in combination, as smelt-furnace n.,smelt-house n.,smelt-mill n. places where smelting is carried on. Subcategories:— for roasting or calcining ores (14) — furnaces for treating iron (21) — furnace for treating copper (2) — for treating silver-bearing alloys (1) |
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