kiln brown stain meaning

[Architecture] A brown-colored stain that develops during kiln-drying or air-drying of lumber as a result of changes in the wood extractives.

[Architecture] A chocolate brown stain produced by fungus in the sapwood of some pine trees.

[Architecture] See kiln brown stain .

Noun: kiln    kiln A furnace for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks Derived forms: kilns Type of: furnace Encyclopedia: Kiln Kiln...

Verb: stain    steyn Colour with a liquid dye or tint "Stain this table a beautiful walnut colour"; "people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in th...

[Architecture] A white scum that has formed on a brick surface during firing as the result of drier scum and kiln atmosphere. Also see scum .

Adjective: brown (browner,brownest)   brawn Of a colour similar to that of wood or earth - brownish , chocolate-brown , dark-brown   (of skin) deeply suntanned ...

[Architecture] A dry kiln arranged so that green lumber enters one end and is dried in progressive steps as it moves to the opposite end, where it is removed.

noun   A kiln in which bricks are made

[Engineering] A kiln used to fire cement to less than complete melting.