almond-furnace

See also: almond furnace

English

Etymology

Probably from Almain +‎ furnace.

Noun

almond-furnace (plural almond-furnaces)

  1. (metallurgy) A furnace in which slags of litharge left in refining silver are reduced to lead by being heated with charcoal.

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