Helen Bates on sun 9 dec 01
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary
"kiln" then "kil" in this American dictionary.
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> Main Entry: kiln
> Pronunciation: 'kiln, 'kil
> Function: noun
> Etymology: Middle English kilne, from Old English cyln, from Latin culina kitchen,
> from coquere to cook -- more at COOK
> Date: before 12th century
> : an oven, furnace, or heated enclosure used for processing a substance by
> burning, firing, or drying
> - kiln transitive verb
Mind you, other dictionaries on line have it the other way round, or
"kil" only, or "kiln" only.
It's always been "kiln" to me. ;-)
Helen
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Nils Lou on sun 9 dec 01
A lovely lass from , I believe, ireland, at the iowa woodstokes conference
pronounced it in her presentation "kil-in" Sounded very sweet to my ears
--liked her pots too
nils
On Sun, 9 Dec 2001, Helen Bates wrote:
> http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary
> "kiln" then "kil" in this American dictionary.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Main Entry: kiln
> > Pronunciation: 'kiln, 'kil
> > Function: noun
> > Etymology: Middle English kilne, from Old English cyln, from Latin culina kitchen,
> > from coquere to cook -- more at COOK
> > Date: before 12th century
> > : an oven, furnace, or heated enclosure used for processing a substance by
> > burning, firing, or drying
> > - kiln transitive verb
>
> Mind you, other dictionaries on line have it the other way round, or
> "kil" only, or "kiln" only.
>
> It's always been "kiln" to me. ;-)
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> Helen
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