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cylin, f.n: kiln. (KUE-lin / ˈky-lɪn)

Medieval manuscript image of a toothy, long-horned demon poking a pitchfork into a two-level kiln in which the heads of people are visible, burning in red flames.
Livre de la Vigne nostre Seigneur; France, 1450-1470; Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 134, f. 82v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

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