poêle — meaning in English

English meaning

• fire noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
• pall noun A heavy cloth draped over a coffin or tomb.
• Pan noun A wide, shallow metal container used for cooking food over heat.
• stove noun An appliance used for cooking food, usually with hotplates or burners.

Senses

poêle is used for these senses in English:

• fire (countable, British) A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).
• frying pan (cookware) A long-handled, shallow pan used for frying food.
• pall A heavy cloth laid over a coffin or tomb; a shroud laid over a corpse.
• pan A wide, flat receptacle used around the house, especially for cooking.
• stove (dated) A house or room artificially warmed or heated.

fire — full definition

1. noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
2. noun Bullets or projectiles shot from a weapon, or the act of shooting.
3. verb To shoot a weapon.
4. verb To dismiss someone from their job.
5. verb To set something alight, or to heat it strongly, as with ceramics.

pall — full definition

1. noun A heavy cloth draped over a coffin or tomb.
2. noun A dark, heavy covering of something, such as smoke, dust, or gloom, that spreads over a place.
3. verb To become dull, tiresome, or unappealing after too much of something.

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