"limekiln" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: limekilns [plural]
Etymology: From lime + kiln. Etymology templates: {{af|en|lime|kiln}} lime + kiln Head templates: {{en-noun}} limekiln (plural limekilns)
  1. A furnace used to produce lime from limestone. Translations (a furnace used to produce lime from limestone): варница (varnica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), vápenka [feminine] (Czech), kalkkiuuni (Finnish), chaufour [masculine] (French), four à chaux [masculine] (French), ασβεστοκάμινος (asvestokáminos) [feminine] (Greek), furno de calce (Interlingua), áith aoil [feminine] (Irish), tiníl [feminine] (Irish), calcara [feminine] (Italian), forno da calce [masculine] (Italian), calcāria [feminine] (Latin), wapiennik [masculine] (Polish), caieira [feminine] (Portuguese), forno de cal [masculine] (Portuguese), cuptor de var [neuter] (Romanian), varniță [feminine] (Romanian), horno de cal [masculine] (Spanish), calera [feminine] (Spanish), calero [masculine] (Spanish)
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  2. (obsolete, figurative) A burning sensation. Tags: figuratively, obsolete
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Synonyms: lime-kiln, lime kiln Related terms: limeburner, lime burning

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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a furnace used to produce lime from limestone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chaufour"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a furnace used to produce lime from limestone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "four à chaux"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "asvestokáminos",
      "sense": "a furnace used to produce lime from limestone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ασβεστοκάμινος"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "a furnace used to produce lime from limestone",
      "word": "furno de calce"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a furnace used to produce lime from limestone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "áith aoil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a furnace used to produce lime from limestone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tiníl"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a furnace used to produce lime from limestone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "calcara"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a furnace used to produce lime from limestone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "forno da calce"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "a furnace used to produce lime from limestone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "calcāria"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a furnace used to produce lime from limestone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wapiennik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a furnace used to produce lime from limestone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "caieira"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a furnace used to produce lime from limestone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "forno de cal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a furnace used to produce lime from limestone",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "cuptor de var"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a furnace used to produce lime from limestone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "varniță"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a furnace used to produce lime from limestone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "horno de cal"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a furnace used to produce lime from limestone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "calera"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a furnace used to produce lime from limestone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "calero"
    }
  ],
  "word": "limekiln"
}

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