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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Fornace, Fornes, n. [e.m.E. fornace, ME. fornays(e, -neys(e, forneis (c 1290), OF. fornais, -naise, L. fornax. Cf. Furnas n.] A furnace. a1400 Leg. S. xxxiii. 574.
For-thi gert he set a caldron In fornace
1512 Treas. Acc. IV. 374.
The servandis that kepis the fornace
1575 Inverness B. Rec. I. 244.
Ane meit buyrd wyth brander and fornes
a1570-86 Maitl. F. clxx. 36.
Sa in afflichsioun as a fornace fyir We ar preparde be pruif to the impyir
1594 Hume Tr. Consc. ix. 91.
The gold … purified in the fornace
1611 Mure Misc. P. iv. 10.
Sche … the fornace feeds, quhair my puir hert doth burne
1647 Hope Diary 140.
The … building of the fornaces [for glassmaking]

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