n. A kiln, or furnace, in which bricks are baked or burnt; or a pile of green bricks, laid loose, with arches underneath to receive the wood or fuel for burning them. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. kilne, kulne, AS. cyln, cylen; akin to Icel. kylna; prob. from the same source as coal. See Coal. ]
v. t. To dry in a kiln;
n. The mouth or opening of an oven or kiln. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A kiln or furnace in which limestone or shells are burned and reduced to lime. [ 1913 Webster ]