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lehr

(lɪə)
n
(General Engineering) a long tunnel-shaped oven used for annealing glass
[from German: pattern, model]
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He has spent two or three days at the Lehrs' home, and he has discovered that it is like life in some other country: a church is still standing near their property; the people are delighted that a priest is among them; Mr.
Lehrs, was summoned by telephone during the search of the Bary home and appeared while the search was underway.
Reheated in "lehrs" to a uniform temperature to anneal the glass, the bottles are then coated with a proprietary protective scratch-preventer.
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The new system follows its technological breakthrough in glass lehrs also used in the production of televisions.