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kachelofen en · NOUN

Etymology

From German Kachelofen.

Meanings

1. A German type of ceramic tile stove or cocklestove which captures heat from periodic burning of fuel such as wood and radiates it over a long period to heat a living space.
   • Each apartment was heated individually by kachelofens, the typical ceramic stoves indigenous to this region. 2000, Norbert Schoenauer, 6,000 Years of Housing, W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN:
   • Heidiger, who was born in Germany and grew up with a kachelofen, says he never paid much attention to the stoves until h moved to Ontario […] 1986, Wood 'n Energy, page 25:
   • Propst's stoves are more expensive than many manufactured metal stoves, of course, but they are not as costly as imported kachelofens, which start at $3,000 to $1,000 and can run much higher […] 1985, Blair & Ketchum's Country Journal, volume 12, page 41:
   • "Americans tend to rely on woodstoves more than kachelofens." […] Once Americans realize how much nicer and more energy efficient it is to have a gentle, radiant heat (versus the burning hot surfaces of a Jotul or Fisher stove), I think they will lean toward kachelofens. 2013, Rhonda Eleish, Edie Van Breems, Reflections on Swedish Interiors, Gibbs Smith, →ISBN, page 82:
   • 'Don't know why the good signora doesn't have one of those kachelofens here in her front hall, just to be more welcoming.' Jane smiled, not because the notion of kachelofens here at the foot of the stairs was so preposterous, but because […] 2012, The Duke's Governess Bride, Harlequin, →ISBN, page 152:

Forms

Translations (3)

sv kakelugn (type of ceramic tile stove) · de Kachelofen (type of ceramic tile stove) · fi kakluuni (type of ceramic tile stove)