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  2. Glossary of pottery terms - Wikipedia

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    It consists of a barrel which tapers at one end to a die, through which the clay or body is forced by knives mounted on a shaft which rotates centrally to the barrel. A vacuum system may be installed to de-air the clay or clay body. Pyrometer a temperature indicator linked to a kiln via a thermocoupler. Pyrometric cones

  3. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.

  4. Kiln - Wikipedia

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    Shuttle kilns can be either updraft or downdraft. A shuttle kiln derives its name from the fact that kiln cars can enter a shuttle kiln from either end of the kiln, whereas a tunnel kiln has flow in only one direction. Kiln technology is very old. Kilns developed from a simple earthen trench filled with pots and fuel pit firing, to modern ...

  5. Oast house - Wikipedia

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    A traditional oast at Frittenden, Kent. An oast, oast house (or oasthouse) or hop kiln is a building designed for kilning (drying) hops as part of the brewing process. Oast houses can be found in most hop-growing (and former hop-growing) areas, and are often good examples of agricultural vernacular architecture.

  6. Kiln furniture - Wikipedia

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    A pernette from an archaeological find. Placed into a kiln upside down with respect to the drawing. A pernette or stilt is a prop to support pottery in a kiln so that pottery does not touch each other or kiln's floor. [13] In archaeology, they may be upside-down fired clay tripods, leaving characteristic marks at the bottoms of the pottery ...

  7. Crossword - Wikipedia

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    [86] [87] Since the grid will typically have 180-degree rotational symmetry, the answers will need to be also: thus a typical 15×15 square American puzzle might have two 15-letter entries and two 13-letter entries that could be arranged appropriately in the grid (e.g., one 15-letter entry in the third row, and the other symmetrically in the ...

  8. 150+ Creative Date Night Ideas To Spice up Your Love Life - AOL

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    101. Work a Jigsaw Puzzle. Depending on the size of the puzzle, you might want to set aside a few hours at a time to work on the puzzle. It's not likely you'll finish in one session.

  9. Copra - Wikipedia

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    Copra kiln drying in La Digue . Crushing copra in La Digue . The production of copra – removing the shell, breaking it up, drying – is usually done where the coconut palms grow. Copra can be made by smoke drying, sun drying, or kiln drying. Hybrid solar drying systems can also be used for a continuous drying process.