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Definitions for: Oven
[n] kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
Webster (1913) Definition: Ov"en, n. [AS. ofen; akin to D. oven, OHG. ofan, ovan, G.
ofen, Icel. ofn, Dan. ovn, Sw. ugn, Goth. a['u]hns, Gr. ?,
Skr. ukh[=a] pot.]
A place arched over with brick or stonework, and used for
baking, heating, or drying; hence, any structure, whether
fixed or portable, which may be heated for baking, drying,
etc.; esp., now, a chamber in a stove, used for baking or
roasting.
See Also: broiler, Dutch oven, gas oven, kiln, kitchen appliance, rotisserie
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