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calcar (2)
cal·car [ kál kr ] (plural cal·cars)


noun 
Definition:
 
glass furnace: a furnace formerly used in glassmaking for burning materials to make frit, the viscous substance from which glass is subsequently made
[Mid-17th century. < Italian calcara]
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