Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

almond furnace

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.27 in modern English

Syllables: al-mond -fur-nace
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of furnace used in refining to separate the metal from cinders and other foreign matter.

Obsolete

Etymology

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

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

almond furnaces (plural) almond-furnace (alternative)

Synonyms

sweep

Questions

What does almond furnace mean?: A kind of furnace used in refining to separate the metal from cinders and other foreign matter.
Where does almond furnace come from?: Probably a corruption of Almain furnace (“German furnace”).

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