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atus for warming railway-cars by means of hot water, which is heated in an annular boiler a surrounding the stove, passes through an upwardly ascending pipe b into the small tank c, whence it descends through the pipe c′, and is conveyed by a horizontal pipe beneath the seats of the car, and is finally returned to the lower part of the boiler by the pipe d. Baker's car-warmer. Warm′ing-pan. A brazier with hot coals for airing and warming a bed. January 1st. Presented from Captain Beckford with a noble silver warming pan. — Pepys's Diary, 1669. Never mind the warming-pan. — Pickwick. Warn′ing-piece. （Horology.) An oscillating piece in the striking parts of a clock which is actuated by a pin on the hour-wheel, so as to release the fly which regulates the speed of striking ready for the lifting of the hawk's-bill detent in the rack. The warning-piece, by starting the fly, causes a rustling noise, which is the precursor of the striking, and is called the