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| fur·nace [ fúrnəss ] (plural fur·nac·es) |
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1. enclosure producing great heat: a device in which heat is produced by burning fuel either to warm a building or to undertake an industrial process such as smelting metal
 an oil furnace
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2. somewhere hot: an extremely hot place
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This kitchen is a furnace!
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| [13th century. Via Old French fornais< Latin fornax] |
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