fourneau
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English
Etymology
Noun
fourneau (plural fourneaus or fourneaux)
- (mining, archaic) The chamber of a mine in which the powder is placed.
- 1809, Louis de Tousard, American Artillerist's Companion:
- The quantity of powder to charge the fourneau depends on the density and tenacity of the soil in which it is to be made
References
- “fourneau”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French fourneau, from Old French fornel, a diminutive of Old French forn (“oven”) (Modern French four) with suffix -eau, or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *furnellus, from Latin furnus. Compare Italian fornello, Occitan fornèl, Catalan fornell, Spanish hornillo, Walloon fornea, etc.
Pronunciation
Noun
fourneau m (plural fourneaux)
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “fourneau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French fornel.
Noun
fourneau m (plural fourneaulx)
Descendants
- French: fourneau