Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An oven or kiln in which tiles are baked.
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Examples
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'Ueberfluss des Herzens' is not German, as little as it is German to say 'Ueberfluss des Hauses (abundance of house), Ueberfluss des Kachelofens (abundance of tile-oven), Ueberfluss der Bank (abundance of bench).'
Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation 1904
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To the left of this door a brown tile-oven; to its right, a yellow wardrobe.
The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume I Gerhart Hauptmann 1904
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In front, toward the right, stands a great tile-oven surrounded by a bench.
The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume II Gerhart Hauptmann 1904
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At the back, to the left of the entrance-door, is a table with bottles and glasses, and beyond this, in the corner, is the great tile-oven.
The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume I Gerhart Hauptmann 1904
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