stove1
n.
- an apparatus for cooking or heating that operates by burning fuel or using electricity.
- Brit. a hothouse for plants.
v.
- heat (an object) in a stove so as to apply a desired coating.
- Brit. force or raise (plants) in a hothouse.
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘sweating-room’): from MDu. or Mid. Low Ger. stove; perh. rel. to stew1.
stove2
past and past participle of stave.