wood burning
/wʊd ˈbɜrnɪŋ/
adjective
- Designed to burn wood as fuel, especially for heating or cooking.
- Wood-burning fireplaces are popular in rural homes where firewood is plentiful.
- They installed a wood-burning stove in the cabin to stay warm during winter.
- The restaurant's wood-burning oven gives the pizza a smoky flavor.
noun
- The art or practice of creating designs on wood by burning it with a heated tool; also called pyrography.
- Wood-burning requires a steady hand and a special tool called a pyrography pen.
- She took a class in wood-burning and made a beautiful sign for her garden.
- His wood-burning of a mountain landscape won first prize at the craft fair.
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