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almond furnace

almond furnace noun: a kind of furnace used in refining to separate the metal from cinders and other foreign matter.

Noun

almond furnace (plural almond furnaces)

  1. (obsolete) A kind of furnace used in refining to separate the metal from cinders and other foreign matter.
    Synonyms:
    sweep

Synonyms of almond furnace

Forms of almond furnace

pluralalmond furnaces
alternative formalmond-furnace

Origin of almond furnace

Probably a corruption of Almain furnace (“German furnace”).

Questions about almond furnace

What does almond furnace mean?
Almond furnace means a kind of furnace used in refining to separate the metal from cinders and other foreign matter.
What part of speech is almond furnace?
Almond furnace is a noun.
What is the plural of almond furnace?
The plural of almond furnace is almond furnaces.

Words near almond furnace in the dictionary

  1. almond
  2. almond butter
  3. almond butters
  4. almond eye
  5. almond eyes
  6. almond furnace
  7. almond furnaces
  8. almond milk
  9. almond milks
  10. almond mom
  11. almond moms

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