Emily Dickinson Lexicon

KILN, n. [kil; Sax. cyln, from cylene, a furnace or kitchen; L. culina; W. cyl and cylyn.]

1. A large stove or oven; a fabric of brick or stone which may be heated for the purpose of hardening, burning or drying any thing; as, a kiln for baking or hardening earthen vessels; a kiln for drying grain or meal.
2. A pile of brick constructed for burning or hardening; called also a brick-kiln.